We drove 12 hours yesterday to get to Becky's condo in Denver. We have the blessing of spending Christmas with her... she has this week off and we are going to ski for the first time in any of our lives!! I'll try to give you a day by day report of how things are going!!
In the meantime, some of you have asked for my Chocolate Mousse Cake recipe... so here it is!!
Chocolate Mousse Celebration Cake
Bake a Devil's Food cake according to the instructions on the box...cool.
In the meantime, prepare the mousse.
Chocolate Mousse
1 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips- partially melt in microwave.
Bring to boiling:
1/3 c. whipping cream
3 Tbsp. sugar
Pour over the chips and stir until well blended and chips melted.
Add:
1/4 c. coffee liquor
2 Tbsp. oil
1 Tbsp. vanilla
Beat until creamy. Cool to room temp.
Fold into mixture:
4-5 cups Cool-Whip... I use fat-free
Refridgerate for 20-30 minutes.
Cut the 2 cake layers in 2 and layer between each section the choclolate
mousse. Prepare the frosting.
Frosting
1 1/2 c. whipping cream
1 1/4 c. powdered sugar
1/3c. cocoa
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Place in bowl and whip to consistency of firm whipped cream. Frost the
cake.
Chocolate leaves for garnishing:
Melt:
1/2 c. semi-sweet chips
1 tsp. shortening
Take washed and dried leaves of choice, rose or holly .and paint chocolate onto the back of the leaf. Cool and peel leaves off of the chocolate. Use to decorate.
ENJOY!!
This is one of our family's favorites...but oh, so rich!
See you soon.
HE IS BORN!!
