Eggnog Praline Mousse Cake
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Eggnog Praline Mousse Cake

Eggnog Praline Mousse Cake

A decadent, irresistible holiday dessert tops each layer of cake with praline pieces and a creamy eggnog mousse.

Servings: 64 servings (1 serving = 1 Slice)
Cake Mixture
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Water, cool approx. 72°F
3 lb 8.00 oz
7 cups
Rum extract
1 oz
2 Tbsp
Gold Medal™ White Cake Mix (11132)
5 lb
1 box
Nutmeg, ground
1 Tbsp
Praline
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Water, cool approx. 72°F
4 oz
1/2 cup
Granulated sugar
12 oz
1 1/2 cups
Almonds, sliced
10 oz
3 1/2 cups
Eggnog Mousse
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Heavy cream
4 lb
8 cups
Instant pudding mix, vanilla
6 oz
1 cup
Nutmeg, ground
1 Tbsp
Rum extract
2 Tbsp
Gold Medal™ Ready-To-Spread Vanilla Crème Icing (11216)
2 lb 8.00 oz
4 cups
Batter
  1. Pour half of the water and 2 Tbsp rum extract into mixer bowl with paddle attachment.
  2. Add entire amount of cake mix and nutmeg. Mix on medium speed 2 minutes.
  3. Add remaining water slowly while mixing on low speed.
  4. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle. Mix batter on low speed 2 minutes. Do not overmix.
  5. Pour approx. 4 lb 5 oz of batter into each of 2 parchment-lined full sheet pans.
  6. Bake as directed below; allow to cool and freeze until firm, approx. 1 hour.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
12-16 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
14-16 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 6 minutes of baking.
Pralines
  1. Place water and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
  2. Stir sugar occasionally until sugar melts and turns golden brown (8-10 minutes).
  3. Remove from heat. Add almonds and stir quickly into sugar until well coated.
  4. Spread mixture onto greased sheet pan. Cool completely.
  5. Break praline into small pieces; place into food processor and pulse until finely ground. Set aside.
Eggnog Mousse
  1. Whisk cream, pudding mix, nutmeg and rum extract in mixer bowl using whisk attachment on medium speed until medium peaks form (approx. 6 minutes).
  2. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle.
  3. Add vanilla icing. Mix on medium speed until fully combined.
Assembly
  1. Place a cake frame over the first cake layer; spread on 3 lb of mousse filling evenly.
  2. Sprinkle 1.5 lb of ground pralines over mousse.
  3. Invert second sheet cake and spread remaining mousse over top.
  4. Sprinkle on remaining praline; freeze 2 hours or overnight before slicing.
  • Check out our recipe for Eggnog Praline Mousse Cake. A delicious recipe featuring only the best products from General Mills Convenience and Foodservice.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 Slice
Calories
390
Calories from Fat
170
% Daily Value
Total Fat
19g
30%
Saturated Fat
10g
51%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
340mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
49g
16%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
35g
Protein
3g
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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