Good Morning, Friends!
How have you been? For us here, it's been cloudy, windy, rainy, so we have kinda been stuck inside the house. What a Summer break. Am sure that's what my sons say inside their minds 😅
So I have been baking much for them. To cheer them up somehow (and fatten them up as well before they return to the jungle, we all called as schools 🤣)
Like this following cake 😊
6 eggs
6 tbsp sugar
5 tbsp flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
5 tbsp apricot jam
1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp beef gelatin
1/2 c water
500 ml heavy whipping cream
6 tbsp icing sugar
6 tbsp cocoa powder
Mix flour and cocoa powder, set to side
Separate yolks from white and add in sugar. Beat until creamy, then add in flour mixture
On a separate bowl, with clean beaters, beat eggwhites until stiff, fold into yolk mixture
Pour batter onto pan, bake on preheated 350 F for 25-35 mins depending your oven
Once cake is cooled to room temperature, slice into half
Warm jam in microwave for 30-45 seconds, then brush each half of the cake with jam
Melt chocolate chips in microwave, then stir in butter. Spread chocolate onto one pf the cake, let stand at room temperature until chocolate firm up
Meanwhile, mix a little heavy cream with cocoa powder in a bowl. Set to side
Pour water into gelatin, set to side
Mix the rest of the cream with icing sugar, beat until soft cream, then add in softened gelatin and cocoa powder mixture, keep mixing until creamy mousse achieved
Spread mousse on the other cake, chill for 2-3 h
Once ready to serve, cut the other cake into 9 squares and place squares on the other cake, slice and serve
Enjoy!