White Chocolate Layer Cake Filled with Strawberry Mousse and Frosted with Whipped Strawberry White Chocolate Ganache
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Chef :
fenway
White Chocolate Layer Cake Filled with Strawberry Mousse and Frosted with Whipped Strawberry White Chocolate Ganache
This is a fresh tasting festive cake. Its great for a special celebration with its 4 layers of moist white chocolate cake filled with a light strawberry mousse and topped with a whipped strawberry white chocolate ganache frosting. It has a few steps that require time for chilling but each step is fairly simple. Its well worth the time for a special day!
Ingredient
Food ration :
12 servings
Cooking time :
90 mins
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
MAKE STRAWBERRY PUREE FOR MOUSSE AND FROSTING
* Step 2
Puree strawberries in a food processor or blender and reserve all juice to use for filling and topping
* Step 4
MAKE STRAWBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING
* Step 5
Heat cream until hot but not boiling, pour over white chocolate, let sit one minute then stir untl smooth
* Step 6
Stir in strawberry puree and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours
* Step 7
Right before frosting cake (Don't whip until your ready to frost cake, you can have this chilled up to 2 days before whipping) Beat until light and flffy when ready to frost cake
* Step 8
MAKE WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE
* Step 9
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 4 - 8 - inch cake pans with bakers spray
* Step 10
Whisk flour baking soda and salt in a bowl
* Step 11
Melt white chocolate until smooth either in the microwave or over a double boiler
* Step 12
In a medium bowl beat the eggs and sugar until well combined, beat in egg yolks, vanilla and white chocolate until smooth
* Step 13
Add the flour alternating with the buttermilk
* Step 14
Beat egg whites and cream of tarter until they hold firm peaks
* Step 15
Fold egg whites into cake batter until combined
* Step 16
Divide into prepared pans and bake until cake is golden and toothpick comes out just clean, about 25 minutes.
* Step 17
Cool 30 minutes in pans on rack before removing to cool completely
* Step 19
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water
* Step 21
Stir in cold syrawberry puree to mix really well, refrigerate until cold and starting to thicken but NOT setting up
* Step 22
Beat cream to soft peaks, add vanilla and beat until it holds its shape
* Step 23
Fold strawberry and cream together until uniform in color, chill until its thick enough to be spreadable, about 2 hours
* Step 25
Place on cake layer, bottom up on serving platter
* Step 26
Cover with 1/3 of the thickened strawberry mousse
* Step 27
Add second cake layer, bottom up and cover with another 1/3 of strawberry mousse
* Step 28
Add third layer of cake and cover wiypth remaining mousse. Refrigerate until cake and mousse firm up at least 2 hours
* Step 29
Whip the White Chocolate Strawberry Ganache frosting and frost the top and sides of cake. Refigerate again untjil frosting fims up before garmnishing and slicing
* Step 30
Garnish with fresh strawberries and red, pink and white sprinkles
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