World Cuisine Recipe ∞ Chocolate Mousse Cake I

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Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 8 eggs
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• 16 whole almonds, toasted

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan and wrap bottom with aluminum foil.
2. Heat sugar, butter, water, coffee, and chocolate in a 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth; remove from heat. Beat eggs in a separate bowl; gradually pour in the chocolate mixture, whisking constantly. The batter will be very thin. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Cool completely. Remove sides of pan. Cover cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours.
4. Remove plastic wrap. Beat whipping cream and confectioners' sugar in a chilled 1 1/2 quart bowl until stiff. Garnish top of cake with whipped cream and, if desired, whole almonds. Refrigerate any remaining cake.

Nutrition Facts

• calories462.2
• carbohydrateContent29.7 g
• cholesterolContent164.2 mg
• fatContent37.9 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent5.8 g
• saturatedFatContent22.1 g
• sodiumContent201.7 mg
• sugarContent27.3 g