Description
An elegant tuxedo cake layered with moist chocolate cake, rich dark chocolate mousse, sweet white chocolate mousse, and finished with a silky chocolate ganache for a truly indulgent dessert.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon espresso powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup hot water
4 large egg yolks
2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla
3.5 oz dark chocolate
6 oz white chocolate
5 oz milk chocolate
1/3 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease two 8-inch cake pans.
- Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and whisk.
- In another bowl, whisk milk, eggs, sour cream, oil, and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until smooth.
- Dissolve espresso powder in hot water and mix into the batter.
- Divide batter between pans and bake for about 35 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool cakes completely, then level layers.
- Chop dark and white chocolate separately and place in bowls.
- Whisk egg yolks with sugar and cornstarch until pale.
- Heat half the cream with vanilla until steaming, then whisk into egg mixture.
- Return mixture to saucepan and cook until thickened.
- Divide custard between chocolate bowls and stir until melted.
- Whip remaining cream to stiff peaks and fold half into each mousse.
- Place one cake layer in a cake ring, spread dark chocolate mousse, then white chocolate mousse.
- Chill for 30 minutes, add second cake layer, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Heat cream for ganache and pour over milk chocolate, stirring until smooth.
- Cool ganache slightly and spread evenly over the cake.
Notes
This cake is best made a day ahead for clean layers.
Use real chocolate for best mousse texture.
Chill thoroughly before slicing for neat presentation.
A springform pan can be used instead of a cake ring.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 155mg
