Recipes for mousse

Passion Fruit Mousse Cake Ingredients:

Passion Fruit Mousse Cake Recipe

For the Cake:

• 1 plain white cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 2 egg whites
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup water
• For the Passion Fruit Mousse:
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 packets unflavored gelatin
• 1 1/4 cup fresh or frozen passion fruit pulp
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons rum or pisco
• 5 egg whites

For the Passion Fruit Syrup:

• 3/4 cup fresh or frozen passion fruit pulp
• 3/4 cup sugar
• For the Whipped Cream Frosting:
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

How to make Passion Fruit Mousse Cake:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer, add the cake mix, 3 eggs, 2 egg whites, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 1/3 cup buttermilk, and 1/3 cup water. Mix for 2 minutes or until well blended.
• Line the bottoms of 2 9-inch cake pans with wax paper, and divide the cake mix between the 2 pans.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the center of the cake springs back when lightly pressed.
• Let cakes cool 10 to 15 minutes in the pans. Run a knife around the edge of the cakes and flip them out of the pans. Set aside to cool.
• While the cakes are baking, make the mousse: Sprinkle the gelatin over the water and set aside for 5 minutes. Microwave for 15 seconds or until gelatin is dissolved (do not overheat). Whisk the melted gelatin into the passion fruit pulp and set aside.
• Make the cake soaking syrup: Bring 3/4 cup passion fruit pulp and 3/4 cups sugar to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, and remove from heat. Let cool and set aside. When cool, stir in 2 tablespoons rum.
• Make the italian meringue: Add egg whites to the clean bowl of a standing mixer. In a saucepan, bring 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil. Boil for 3 to 4 minutes, until the syrup starts to thicken and the bubbles are popping slowly.
• Until the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Slowly add the hot sugar mixture to the egg whites. Pour syrup in a thin stream down the side of the bowl to prevent splattering. Work carefully to avoid burns.
• Beat the meringue on high speed for 2 minutes, then reduce the speed to low and continue to beat so that the meringue will cool.
• While the meringue cools, beat the whipping cream until very soft peaks form. Do not overbeat.
• Fold the the passion fruit/gelatin mix gently into the egg whites. Do not overmix.
• Whisk a small amount of the meringue/passion fruit mixture into the whipped cream, then gently fold all of the whipped cream back into the meringue mixture.
• Slice each cake layer in half horizontally, so that you have 4 layers. Line the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan with a circle of wax paper. Butter the inside of the springform pan.
• Place one cake layer, cut side up, in the bottom of the springform pan. Brush the cake with 1/4 of the syrup. Spread 1/3 of the mousse over the cake.
• Cover mousse with another cake layer, and brush cake with syrup. Spread another 1/3 of the mousse over the cake.
• Continue to layer, ending with the fourth cake layer. Press cake down gently into the pan. Brush top of cake with syrup. Chill thoroughly – at least 4 hours to overnight.
• Pop the side of springform pan off of cake in one quick motion. Gently lift ring off, leaving cake on base.
• Add sugar to remaining whipped cream, and beat until stiff peaks form. Stir in vanilla. Spread whipped cream around sides of cake and on top. You can also use a pastry bag with star tip to pipe the whipped cream onto the top of the cake. Decorate with fruit, and serve chilled.