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Ingredients

For the cake

1 cup all-purpose flour

5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-process

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 large eggs, separated

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan

Raspberries, for garnish

For the cashew brittle

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons corn syrup

2 tablespoons water

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup roasted, salted chopped cashews (about 8 ounces)

For the mousse

4 1/2 ounces milk chocolate

2 ounces bittersweet chocolate

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

3 large egg yolks

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup creme fraiche

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the ganache

9 ounces bittersweet chocolate

3 ounces unsweetened chocolate

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup whole milk

3/4 cup heavy cream

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

For the syrup

1/2 cup Kahlua or other coffee liqueur

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

For garnish

Berries

Cashew-Brittle Hearts, optional

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Milk-Chocolate-Mousse Cake with Cashew Brittle

Milk-Chocolate-Mousse Cake with Cashew Brittle

Milk-Chocolate-Mousse Cake with Cashew Brittle

Milk-Chocolate-Mousse Cake with Cashew Brittle

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-process

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 6 large eggs, separated

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan

  • Raspberries, for garnish

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup

  • 2 tablespoons water

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1 cup roasted, salted chopped cashews (about 8 ounces)

  • 4 1/2 ounces milk chocolate

  • 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 3 large egg yolks

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup heavy cream

  • 1/4 cup creme fraiche

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 9 ounces bittersweet chocolate

  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 3/4 cup whole milk

  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1/2 cup Kahlua or other coffee liqueur

  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

  • Berries

  • Cashew-Brittle Hearts, optional

Directions

Make cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch round cake pan. Line with parchment, and butter parchment. Sift together flour, cocoa, and salt.

With a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg yolks and sugar on medium-high speed until pale and thick, about 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla.

With a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites until medium-stiff peaks form. Fold into yolk mixture in 3 additions. Fold in flour mixture in 2 additions until almost incorporated. Fold in butter. Pour into pan.

Bake cake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Invert onto rack. Remove parchment, and turn right side up.

Make brittle: Bring sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Wash down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush, and cook until pale amber, about 12 minutes total. Stir in butter. Remove from heat, and stir in cashews. Pour onto a parchment-lined baking sheet to cool. Coarsely chop.

Make mousse: Melt chocolates and butter in a heatproof bowl set over simmering water, stirring occasionally. Cool 20 minutes. Keep water simmering.

Combine yolks, sugar, and salt in a heatproof bowl set over simmering water. Whisk until sugar has dissolved and mixture reaches 160 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat. With a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat on medium-high speed until thick and cool, about 7 minutes.

Whisk cream, creme fraiche, and vanilla until medium-stiff peaks form. Fold chocolate mixture into yolks. Fold in cream mixture, and then 1 1/2 cups brittle. Cover, and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 1 hour.

Make ganache: Fill a bowl halfway with ice water, and set aside. Combine chocolates and salt in a heatproof bowl. Bring milk, cream, and butter to a boil. Pour over chocolate, and whisk until smooth. Reserve 1 cup ganache at room temperature. Place bowl with remaining ganache in ice water, and whisk constantly, scraping bowl, until ganache is set but not solid.

Make syrup: Mix liqueur and vanilla.

Assemble cake: Using a serrated knife, trim rounded top of cake to create a flat surface, and shave off just the slightest bit of cake around edges so that it fits inside an 8-by-3-inch springform pan without touching sides. Cut cake in half horizontally. Cut both layers in half horizontally to make 4 layers. Place 1 layer in pan. Brush with 1/4 of the syrup. Top with 1/2 cup ganache and 1 cup mousse. Repeat with cake, syrup, ganache, and mousse. Spread 1 cup reserved ganache over top. Refrigerate at least 2 hours (preferably overnight).

Run an offset spatula around edges of pan, and remove sides. Garnish with berries and, if desired, Cashew-Brittle Hearts.

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