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Truffle Mousse Slices

Truffle Mousse Slices

Decadent and delicious. Fabulous chocolate mousse is layered between devil's food cakes, and a rich ganache tops it all off.

Servings: 128 servings (1 serving = 1 Slice)

Ingredients:

Cake
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Water, cool approx. 72°F
3 lb 8.00 oz
7 cups
Gold Medal™ Devil's Food Cake Mix (11112)
5 lb
1 box
Chocolate Mousse
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 lb
3 cups
Heavy cream
2 lb
4 cups
Ganache
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Heavy cream
12 oz
1 1/2 cups
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
10 oz
1 1/2 cups

Instructions:

Batter
  1. Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
  2. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle. Mix 1 minute longer.
  3. Divide 8 lb 8 oz batter between 2 parchment-lined full sheet pans (approx. 4 lb 4 oz each).
  4. Bake as directed below, allow to cool and freeze for better handling.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
12-17 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
15-20 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 6 minutes of baking.
Chocolate Mousse
  1. Melt chocolate chips over double boiler on low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
  2. Whisk cream in small mixing bowl fitted with whisk attachment on high speed until stiff peaks form, approx. 2-3 minutes.
  3. Fold whipped cream into melted chocolate slowly, and mix until fully incorporated.
Ganache
  1. Heat cream in medium-size saucepan to boiling, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
  2. Add hot cream to chocolate chips. Let stand 5 minutes.
  3. Stir mixture briskly to combine until smooth.
Assembly
  1. Turn first chocolate sheet cake upside down onto cardboard.
  2. Spread mousse evenly over top of sheet cake.
  3. Place second sheet onto mousse, bottom side down.
  4. Freeze cake 1 hour.
  5. Spread ganache onto top of sheet cake, allow to set; slice and serve.
 

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:
1 Slice
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
70
% Daily Value
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
6%
Sodium
140mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
11g
Protein
1g
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.