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Chocolate and orange mousse cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chocolate and orange mousse cake

23 ingredients 2 hr + 2 hr Serves 10-12 openrecipes

Joconde is an elaborate technique to imprint decoration in a sponge. Here it is used to to adorn a rich mousse cake.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

959
Calories
23g
Protein
33g
Fat
141g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Arrowroot not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz unsalted butterbutter
  • 200g/7oz icing sugar
  • 200g/7oz pasteurised egg whites
  • 220g/8oz plain flour
  • orange food colouring
  • 180g/6oz pasteurised egg whites
  • 25g/1oz granulated sugar
  • 225g/8oz ground almonds
  • 225g/8oz icing sugar
  • 6 free-range eggs
  • 40g/1½oz plain flour
  • 40g/1½oz cocoa powder
  • 85g/3oz clarified butter
  • 1 orange
  • 1 tsp powdered gelatine
  • 175g/6oz good quality plain chocolate
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 300ml/½ pint double cream
  • 300ml/½ pint orange juice
  • 5 tsp arrowroot
  • 300ml/½ pint double cream
  • 3 oranges
  • cocoa powder

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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