Eid Mubarak to everyone !!!!! What a fun and hectic week it was with all family and friends getting together , truly it was a week to remember .The best part was the food and that too lots and lots of it and everyting truly delicious .As usual I was in charge of the dessert and decided to go all out for it and I am not one to brag ;) , but the cake turned out superb and everyone loved it .I made a chocolate and vanilla layered cake with white chocolate and dark chocolate mousse filling and caramel so now you know why everyone loved it . It was just superb and above all very easy to make so here goes........
INGREDIENTS
1 recipe of Chocolate cake
1 recipe of Vanilla cake
for the dark chocolate mousse filling
150 gm dark chocolate chopped
1 cup whipping cream
for the white chocolate mousse
150 white chocolate chopped
1 cup whipping cream
1 tin nestle caramel treat
for the frosting
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp brown sugar
150 gms butter softened
11 oz dark chocolate chopped
METHOD
Make the cakes in two 8 inch sandwich tins according to the recipe .
To make the mousse filling , melt the chocolate in a microwave or double boiler till smooth .
Whip the cream till stiff and fold in the melted chocolate .
To make the frosting , In a saucepan add the water, sugar and butter and heat it till it melts .
Now turn off the heat and add the chopped chocolate and stir it till smooth .
It takes a while to set so make it first .
To assemble the cake cut each cake in half horizontally .
Place a layer of vanilla cake , spread 2 tbsp of caramel treat on it .
Now add 3 tbsp of the dark chocolate mousse filling on top.
Place a layer of chocolate cake on top and then add the caramel treat again if you like and top it with the white chocolate mousse filling .
Now repeat the process till you run out of cakes : ) .
Now frost the entire cake with chocolate frosting and leave it to till .
Garnish the top with crushed peanuts if you like .
Serve and enjoy .
INGREDIENTS
1 recipe of Chocolate cake
1 recipe of Vanilla cake
for the dark chocolate mousse filling
150 gm dark chocolate chopped
1 cup whipping cream
for the white chocolate mousse
150 white chocolate chopped
1 cup whipping cream
1 tin nestle caramel treat
for the frosting
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp brown sugar
150 gms butter softened
11 oz dark chocolate chopped
METHOD
Make the cakes in two 8 inch sandwich tins according to the recipe .
To make the mousse filling , melt the chocolate in a microwave or double boiler till smooth .
Whip the cream till stiff and fold in the melted chocolate .
To make the frosting , In a saucepan add the water, sugar and butter and heat it till it melts .
Now turn off the heat and add the chopped chocolate and stir it till smooth .
It takes a while to set so make it first .
To assemble the cake cut each cake in half horizontally .
Place a layer of vanilla cake , spread 2 tbsp of caramel treat on it .
Now add 3 tbsp of the dark chocolate mousse filling on top.
Place a layer of chocolate cake on top and then add the caramel treat again if you like and top it with the white chocolate mousse filling .
Now repeat the process till you run out of cakes : ) .
Now frost the entire cake with chocolate frosting and leave it to till .
Garnish the top with crushed peanuts if you like .
Serve and enjoy .
