Chocolate Cherry Mousse Cake

Name: Chocolate Cherry Mousse Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 8 ounces high quality semi-sweet chocolate, chopped, for cake; 1 cup butter, for cake; 1 cup cocoa powder, for cake; 2 cups sugar, for cake; 6 eggs, beaten, for cake; 1 teaspoon vanilla, for cake; 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped, for filling; 2 cups heavy whipping cream, for filling; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, for filling; [[Chukar® Chocolate Cherry Dessert Sauce]]; 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate,; 1 cup heavy cream, for icing; [[Chukar® Maraschino or Dessert Cherries]] , for garnish

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1 hour

Serves 10

Ingredients

8 ounces high quality semi-sweet chocolate, chopped, for cake
1 cup butter, for cake
1 cup cocoa powder, for cake
2 cups sugar, for cake
6 eggs, beaten, for cake
1 teaspoon vanilla, for cake
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped, for filling
2 cups heavy whipping cream, for filling
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, for filling
Chukar® Chocolate Cherry Dessert Sauce
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate,
1 cup heavy cream, for icing
Chukar® Maraschino or Dessert Cherries, for garnish

Directions

For Cake
Preheat oven to 300° F.
Grease two 8-inch spring form pans and dust them with cocoa powder.
Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler, stirring until melted and smooth.
Remove from heat and stir in cocoa powder, eggs, sugar, and vanilla until well-combined.
Pour into spring form pans.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Allow to cool for 25 minutes, release from pans and set on a wire rack.
For Filling
Chill a bowl and whisk in the freezer for at least one hour.
Melt the chopped chocolate over a double boiler until smooth.
In the chilled bowl, whip the cream and sugar until it holds its shape.
Fold half of the cream into the chocolate until incorporated.
Fold the chocolate and cream mixture into the remaining whipped cream, incorporating thoroughly.
Spread between the two layers of flourless cake.
For Icing
Warm the jar of Chukar® Chocolate Cherry Dessert Sauce and the semi-sweet chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler until smooth and liquid.
Place Chukar® Chocolate Cherry Dessert Sauce and semi-sweet chocolate in a bowl.
Heat cream over low heat, stirring occasionally, until it starts to simmer.
Pour the cream over the chocolate and stir until well incorporated.
Pour warm ganache over the cake or, if you prefer a spreadable frosting, allow it to cool to room temperature and spread on the cake.
Garnish with shaved white chocolate curls, a few Chukar® Maraschino or Dessert Cherries, and a decorative drizzle of Chukar® Chocolate Cherry Dessert Sauce.
The cake is perishable; store in the refrigerator if you won't be serving it right away.