Chocolate Mirror Glaze Mousse Cake

Mix crushed cookies orange zest and butter.

Chocolate mirror glaze mousse cake.

For filling melt chocolate with 1 2 cup. Directions to make strawberry puree. Let stand 1 minute. Cut out a cake board in a heart shape to put the cake on.

Assemble line a 9 springform pan with parchment paper on the bottom and a pastry plastic wrap on the sides. Cut gelatin into 1 inch strips and submerge in cool water for at least 5 minutes to soften. In a small saucepan sprinkle gelatin over orange juice. Pour the chocolate mousse into the prepared pan.

Gently place the frozen chocolate torte or fudge cake on the chocolate mousse and shimmy it in place see video i wanted it at the base of. Place the thawed strawberries into a blender or food processor and blitz until smooth. Mirror glaze can be made up to 5 days ahead of time. 4 oz sweetened condensed milk 6 oz semi sweet chocolate chips or chocolate bar 3 4 cup sugar 4 oz water 1 tbsp 1 2 tsp powdered gelatin 1 4 cup cold water 3 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tsp light corn syrup.

Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Pour your chocolate mirror glaze on first and then the gold streaks if you desire. Press onto bottom of a greased 9 in. Pour into a medium pot and sprinkle over the gelatin powder let sit for 5 minutes to allow the gelatin to bloom.

Place the cake onto a small cup or cake pan and place that inside a larger pan to capture the mirror glaze that goes over the sides of the cake to use on other cakes. For the chocolate mirror glaze.