Chocolate Mousse Cake

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Title: Chocolate Mousse Cake
Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

Chocolate mousse:
1 Unflavored gelatin
2 tb Cold water
1/4 c Boiling water
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Cocoa
2 c Cold whipping cream
2 ts Vanilla extract
Cake:
2 c Sugar
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 c Cocoa powder
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
2 Eggs
1 c Milk
1/2 c Melted butter
1 tb Vanilla extract
1 c Boiling water
Sliced almonds and
Chocolate curls for garnish

Mousse: in a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold
water. Let stand 1 minute to soften. Add boiling water.
Stir until dissolved. Cool slightly. In a large mixing
bowl, stir together sugar and cocoa. Add whipping cream and
vanilla. Beat on medium speed using electric mixer until
stiff. Pour in gelatin mixture and beat until well blended.
Chill 1/2 hour.
Cake: preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour
three 8 inch round cake pans. In a large mixing bowl, stir
together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda
and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium
speed 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be
thin). Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or
until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10
minutes in pan. Remove from pans to wire racks. Cool
completely. Stack cake layers, frosting between each and on
top. Garnish top with almonds and chocolate curls.
Refrigerate 1 hour, loosely covered.
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