Peanut Butter Cookie Mousse Cake Food

PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine cookie crumbs, 1/2 cup peanuts, and butter; mix well. Press into bottom of an ungreased 10-inch springform pan. Bake 15 minutes; let cool. In a medium bowl, beat 1-1/2 cups heavy cream until stiff; set aside. In a large bowl, beat peanut butter and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla; mix well. Fold in whipped cream and pour into cooled crust. Refrigerate 2 hours, or until set. In a small saucepan, combine granulated sugar and remaining heavy cream over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips. Mix until chocolate chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Cool 3 to 5 minutes then spread evenly over peanut butter mixture. Sprinkle with remaining peanuts. Cover and chill at least 4 hours, or until set. Read more at http://www.mrfood.com/Cakes/Peanut-Butter-Mousse-Cake/ml/1#a1bkRgDlCuTj9Cfr.99

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• Make peanut butter mousse:
• Crush cookies in food processor and set aside.
• Soften cream cheese, add peanut butter, and mix well. Add powdered sugar. Whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into peanut mixture and set aside.
• Make ganache:
• Place chocolate chips in bowl and set aside. Heat heavy cream until it starts to boil. Pour over chips and stir.
• Assembly:
• Use an 8-inch springform pan. As a first layer, spread half of the cookie crumbs on bottom, then pour on a thin layer (about 1/3) of ganache, enough just to hold cookie crumbs. Place half of the peanut butter mousse in the pan and spread over the ganache. Place the remaining cookie crumbs on top of the mousse. Place a third of the chocolate on top of the mousse. Place remaining mousse in pan, and finish cake with remaining ganache. Place in freezer for one hour. Remove from freezer, take out of pan, and serve.

PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Blend cookies, sugar and cinnamon in processor to fine crumbs. Add melted butter and blend well using on/off turns. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Bake until crust starts to puff and darkens slightly, about 15 minutes. Cool.
• For filling:
• Using electric mixer, beat peanut butter and cream cheese in large bowl to blend. Add powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons vanilla extract and beat until well blended. Using clean dry beaters, beat 2 cups whipping cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form; fold into peanut butter mixture in 4 additions. Spoon filling into prepared crust.
• For topping:
• Combine 1/2 cup cream, 1/4 cup sugar and espresso powder in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until espresso powder and sugar dissolve and mixture comes to simmer. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Whisk in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cool topping 5 minutes. Spread topping evenly over filling. Refrigerate cake until cold, about 4 hours. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover cake and keep refrigerated.) Serve cake chilled.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour into 2 lightly greased 8-inch round cake pans. Bake according to package directions. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
• Combine 2/3 cup of whipping cream and peanut butter mosels in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until morsels melt and mixture is smooth; remove saucepan from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and cool 25 minutes.
• Beat 1 1/3 cups of whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Stir 1/3 whipped cream into peanut butter mixture. Fold into remaining whipped cream. Spread between cake layers; cover and chill.
• Bring remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream and 1 tablespoon butter to a boil in a small saucepan. Add chocolate morsels; remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Stir until morsels melt and mixture is smooth.
• Pour glaze over cake; garnish if desired with peanuts. Serve warm or chill and serve at room temperature.
• ALTERNATELY: You can make this into parfaitsby cutting cooled layers into cubes and layer 8 parfait glasses evenly with 2/3 peanut butter mixture, cake cubes, and half of the chocolate mixture. Ending parfaits with remaining peanut butter mixture and chocolate mixture; sprinkle each parfait with chopped peanuts, if desired.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
• Pour into 2 lightly greased 8-inch round cakepans.
• Bake according to package directions.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.
• Combine 2/3 cup whipping cream and peanut butter morsels in a small saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until morsels melt and mixture is smooth; remove saucepan from heat.
• Stir in vanilla, and cool 25 minutes.
• Beat 1 1/3 cup whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
• Stir one-third of whipped cream into peanut butter mixture.
• Fold into remaining whipped cream.
• Spread between cake layers; cover and chill.
• Bring remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream and butter to a boil in a small saucepen.
• Add chocolate morsels; remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir until morsels melt and mixture is smooth.
• Pour glaze over cake.
• Serve warm; or chill and serve at room temperature.

PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, warm the peanut butter and milk then whisk to combine. In a mixer with a whip attachment, whip the cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until medium peaks. Bloom the gelatin in the water and add to the warm peanut butter. Strain into a bowl and fold in the whipped cream mixture. Pour into flexi dome molds and freeze overnight.
• Pop the frozen peanut butter mousses out of the molds and place on a wire icing rack. Ladle the ganache over to coat. Remove from the rack with a spatula and place on parchment paper in the refrigerator until set, about 10 minutes.
• Garnish mousse with a pinch of chopped peanuts on the top and serve with caramel red wine sauce.
• Heat the cream and pour over the chopped chocolate. Whisk to combine.
• In a saucepan boil sugar and water together to make a light caramel. With a wooden spoon stir in the red wine, slowly. Chill.

CHOCOLATE - PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE CAKE

Steps:

• For peanut butter mousse: Line 6-cup loaf pan with foil.
• Mix together 1 cup sugar, peanut butter and cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth.
• Mix in cream.
• Beat egg whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add remaining 2/3 cup sugar and beat until stiff and shiny.
• Fold whites into peanut butter mixture in 2 additions.
• Tilt prepared pan lengthwise at 45 degree angle (do this by placing one long edge of loaf pan on top of a couple of custard cups).
• Spoon in peanut butter mousse and smooth top (the mousse will form a triangle down the length of the pan – with half the pan empty).
• Set pan in freezer, propping to hold angle.
• Freeze until mousse is firm, about 1 hour.
• For chocolate mousse: Heat cream and sugar in heavy small pan over very low heat, stirring just until sugar dissolves.
• Transfer to medium bowl and refrigerate until well chilled.
• Meanwhile, melt chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Dissolve espresso powder in hot water in small bowl.
• Whisk in yolks.
• Add mixture to warm chocolate and stir until mixture is smooth and slightly thickened.
• Let stand until batter is cooled to room temperature, but not set.
• Beat chilled cream to soft peaks.
• Fold cream into chocolate mixture in 2 additions.
• Set pan with frozen peanut butter mousse flat onto work surface.
• Spoon chocolate mousse over peanut butter mousse (this will fill the empty half-triangle).
• Smooth top.
• Cover pan.
• Freeze until chocolate is firm, about 6 hours or overnight.
• For glaze: Heat cream and butter in medium saucepan over low heat until cream simmers and butter is melted.
• Turn off heat.
• Add chocolate and whisk until mixture is smooth.
• Let cool until thickened but still of pouring consistency, about 1 ½ hours.
• Invert loaf onto cake rack.
• Remove pan; remove and discard foil.
• Pour glaze over mousse and smooth all surfaces.
• Transfer mousse to a serving platter.
• Freeze until glaze sets, about 1 hour (can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap loosely when chocolate is frozen solid).
• Cut mousse into ½ inch thick slices.
• Garnish with berries and mint.