Italian Mousse Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups strong black coffee
    3 tbsp sugar
    1/3 cup rum
    1 pkg (16 oz) crisp Italian ladyfingers (Savoiardi)
    8 oz strawberries, thinly sliced
    3 cups chocolate mousse
    1 1/4 cups heavy cream, whipped
    None None Cocoa powder, for dusting
Preparation
    Combine the coffee, sugar and rum in a shallow dish, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
    Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Dip half the ladyfingers in the coffee mixture and place a layer in the bottom of the prepared pan, trimming to fit. Press down firmly. Top with a layer of strawberries. Spread chocolate mousse over the top.
    Dip remaining ladyfingers in coffee mixture and arrange over top. Cover and freeze overnight.
    Transfer to refrigerator 1 hour before serving. Invert cake onto serving plate and release from pan. Spread top of whipped cake with cream and dust with cocoa.

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