This cake is a must for Yom Ha’aztmaut with its blue and white layers representing the blue and white of the flag of Israel. Although there are several steps, don’t let that scare you because the final product is both beautiful and delicious.
Triple Layer Blueberry Mousse Cake
Servings
12 Servings
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon gel blue food coloring
- 2 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon kosher gelatin
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 2 tablespoon hot water
- 1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1-2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup table or maple syrup
- 8 oz. whipping cream
- 8 oz. white chocolate
Instructions
- For the brownie layer:
- Preheat oven to 350 and line the bottom of a deep 9″ spring foam pan.
- Combine the wet ingredients in a medium size bowl. Add dry to the wet and mix well. Mix in food coloring. If a richer color is desired add as much for coloring needed. Pour batter into a large round spring foam pan and bake for 25-30 min.
- Once cake is read take the edges of the pan off and place cake in freezer till cool, once the cake has cooled down take a knife and even off the top and shave off as much cake till reached desired height.
- While the cake is cooling prepare the mousse layers.
- For the mousse layer:
- In heat proof pan combine blueberries sugar cinnamon and salt. Place over medium heat and let simmer till the liquid breaks down and is released (about 5 min) Stirring occasionally.
- Once liquid is released remove from flame and allow to cool.
- In a small bowl dissolve gelatin in the cold water then add the hot water and set aside.
- In a mixer with a whisk attachment beat the whip cream till it thickens then add vanilla and the gelatin mixture. Continue to beat the whip cream till it reaches a nice firm peak.
- Once whip cream reaches the peak separate into two bowls, adding the blueberry mixture and a little blue food coloring to one bowl and the syrup to the other fold the flavors in.
- Reassemble your cake pan and pour the maple layer first making sure to get it right up to the edges for a cleaner look. Then add your blueberry layer. Place the cake in the freezer
- While cake is freezing you can make you white ganache layer
- For the Ganache layer:
- In a bowl bring unwiped heavy cream to a boil, remove from heat and pour it over the white chocolate. Stir till all the chocolate has completely melted. This will take about a minute set. Aside and allow the ganache to set and thicken.
- Once the cake has set pour the ganache over the allowing to drip down the sides.
- Place cake back in freezer.
- Cake can be served frozen or cold
- Once ready to serve garnish with fresh blueberries and powder sugar if desired.
Had a few mishaps with this as some was a little technical. Found it was better eaten frozen as then it was like ice cream which was better than from the fridge. Felt that the cream parts was far too much and could have used half the cream. Turned out really sweet. Also would have been better with more blueberry mixture as couldn’t really taste itthrough so much cream.
Hi, try either Almond milk, or coconut milk as a dairy milk substitute.
Hatzlacha Rabbah
Hi, here in South Africa we substitute milk with soya milk.
I am definitely going to make this delicious cake. yum…..
Don’t know what country you are from but here in England one can get soya milk (which is parve) as an alternative to regular milk.
I am printing this recipe out to discuss with my daughter whether we should make it for Shabbos. It looks so good.
IF MY DOUGH RECEIPE REQUIRES MILK AND I WANT THE DOUGH TO BE PARVE/ WHAT CAN I USE TO SUBSTITUTE.