Chocolate Cherry Mousse Cake

Name: Chocolate Cherry Mousse Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: [[[FOR CAKE]]]; 8 oz. high quality semi-sweet chocolate, chopped; 1 cup butter; 1 cup cocoa powder; 2 cups sugar; 6 eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla; [[[FOR FILLING]]]; 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; [[[FOR ICING]]]; Chukar® Chocolate Cherry Dessert Sauce; 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate; 1 cup heavy cream; [[[FOR GARNISH]]]; Chukar® Maraschino Cherries, All Natural

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1 hour

Serves 10

Ingredients

FOR CAKE
8 oz. high quality semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup butter
1 cup cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
6 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
FOR FILLING
8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
FOR ICING
Chukar® Chocolate Cherry Dessert Sauce
4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
1 cup heavy cream
FOR GARNISH
Chukar® Maraschino Cherries, All Natural

Directions

For cake:
Preheat oven to 300°F.
Grease two 8-inch springform 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, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well combined.
Pour into springform 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 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 jar of 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 it 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.