Turf mousse cake

Tags: dessert, fancy, cake, mousse, dairy-free
Created: 2024/07/29
Edited: 2024/07/31
. Serves 6. 21 steps
cake   Cut out rounds of cake, and place in the bottom of ramekins.
4 egg yolks beat in a double boiler until thick and creamy Fold together gently. Pour into a Swiss roll tin (35.5×25.5cm) lined with baking parchment. Bake in moderate oven 20 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin 5 minutes, then turn out and remove lining and allow to cool completely.
1 egg white
55g sugar
6 egg whites   beat until soft peaks form
30g sugar   sprinkle sugar over whites, and beat until stiff
30g cocoa powder sieve
10g flour
5g cornflour
pinch salt
chocolate mousse   Pour over the cooled chocolate mousse, sprinkling in the grated chocolate as you go, and refrigerate at least 3 hours for the chocolate to set
20g 75% chocolate grate on course side of box grater chill
90g 75% chocolate melt in double boiler Mix 1/4 of the whites into the melted chocolate and mix vigorously, working fast so the chocolate doesn't harden. Gently fold in the remaining whites and then the cashew cream. Chill for 30 minutes or so, but not so long that it sets.
4 egg whites   beat until soft peaks form
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar   sprinkle over and beat until stiff, about 30 seconds
a few tablespoons of cashew cream
matcha mousse   Pour over the matcha mousse and refrigerate at least 2 hours more
200g silken tofu room temperature blend in blender until smooth
100g white chocolate melt in double boiler
2 teaspoons matcha powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
topping   Just before serving, mix strawberries and mint and spoon over the top
strawberries slice strawberries, sprinkle with a little sugar, and leave 30 minutes or so for the juices to flow
sugar
mint chop finely
The finished mousse cake can sit happily in the fridge for two days
The cashew cream is to lighten what would otherwise be a rather dense mousse. I'm sure that gently whipped cream would do just as well. The cashew cream was for the sake of a lactose-intolerant guest.
You can either assemble individual portions (this quantity makes 6 ramekins of 170ml), or make it in a larger container and slice into servings (this quantity is makes an area of 265cm2 and depth of 3.5cm).
About 1/3 of the cake is surplus. Maybe I should bake the cake in the ramekins, to cut down on waste.