Chinese Coffee Mousse Cake Food

COFFEE MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 2 minutes. In a small saucepan, dissolve coffee granules in boiling water. Add gelatin mixture; cook and stir just until gelatin is dissolved (do not boil). , Remove from the heat; stir in sugar substitute. Add ice cubes; stir until ice is melted and mixture begins to thicken. Transfer to a large bowl; add 2/3 cup whipped topping. Beat until blended. Fold in 1-1/3 cups whipped topping. , Spoon into four individual serving dishes; top each with 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, dust with crushed coffee granules.

MOCHA MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottoms and sides of three 8 or 9-inch round cake pans with shortening or oil and flour. (Do not use cooking spray.)
• In a large bowl, beat the cake ingredients on low speed for 1 minute, scraping the bowl constantly. Pour 1 3/4 cups batter in each pan. (If you only have 2 pans, refrigerate the unused batter until needed.).
• Bake 24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Turn cakes onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, in a 2 quart saucepan, make the mocha mousse. Mix 1/4 cup of the whipping cream, sugar, and coffee and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture simmers; remove from heat.
• Add the chocolate chips and vanilla and stir until the chips are melted. Chill 10 minutes in the refrigerator.
• In a chilled bowl, whip the remaining 1/2 cup cream until soft peaks form. Fold into the cooled chocolate mixture. Cover and return to the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• In another chilled bowl, beat all the ingredients for the topping on high speed until soft peaks form.
• To assemble, fill the layers with the mousse. Spread the frosting over the top and sides. Shave a plain chocolate bar, if desired, with a vegetable peeler for garnish.
• Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving. Store covered in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE COFFEE MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• To make a crust, take 2 graham crackers and crunch them together with the butter.
• Distribute it evenly throughout a foil pan and bake for 5-10 minutes at 325 degrees.
• While the crust is baking, mix the coffee and chocolate chips in the blender.
• Take the whipped cream and mix it in with the coffee-chocolate chips mixture.
• Pour this on top of the crust.
• If you'd like you can put some more plain whipped cream on top.
• Add sprinkles to make it look pretty.
• ~Optional~ Refridgerate or freeze for about an hour to make the cake taste a little more like ice cream and so that it will be not mushy.

CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.
• Measure flour, sugar, cocoa, oil, eggs, buttermilk, baking powder, soda, and salt into a mixing bowl. Dissolve instant coffee in hot water, and add to mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes until smooth; batter will be thin. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
• Frost cooled cake with Coffee Icing. After frosting, melt some semisweet chocolate baking squares or chips in a double boiler. Drizzle chocolate around top outside edges letting it run down sides, or over top of cake.