Where do I even begin, for context this is my second ever cake I’ve made from scratch. So a few things actually went wrong, I’m surprised the cake still turned out decent.
The flavor profile is a chocolate cake base with dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and mocha chocolate mousse because I could not find white chocolate in the store.
So firstly i think i under whipped my cream, then when I incorporated the whipped cream to the chocolate I didn’t let it cool enough, so my mousse was very runny and when I attempted to add the second layer of mousse well it sank to the bottom because the layers were not firm enough lol.
I’d already made the final chocolate mousse layer, but I didn’t want to add it to the cake because it would sink again, so what I did was put the cake in the freezer along with the last batch of mousse and left it for a couple hours, but the next problem I ran into was that when it was time to add the last batch of mousse to the cake it was a bit too frim, I tried mixing it, but it just made the mousse clumpy, I think that was due to the fact that I did not put any plastic wrap at the top of the mousse so a skin had formed. So that’s why the top layer is visibly more clumpy.
When I cut the cake though , I was surprised to see that there were three visible layers and it honestly tasted really good. The texture could’ve been a little more firm, but it came out great even with all the errors, so I’m happy about that!
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Looks lovely
It’s a beautiful cake! I’ll bet it was so delicious too
That looks delicious
Hey! Did you bake this? Coz I’ve tried making something similar in the past and it was a no-bake recipe. But it was such a pain to cut and serve this. It starts to lose its shape very quickly.
This is incredible! Especially for a first time. Whats the recipe you used??
Perfectly flawed
Gorgeous, I’m in aww.
Looks beautiful and delicious
That turned out so well! If you hadn’t mentioned any struggles, would have not guessed there were any. It looks wonderful, and is amazing for a second attempt, or any number attempt, it looks so good!
Look delicious!
Looks beautiful!! Well done👏👏👏
Despite all your mishaps, you still managed to make a very delicious and yummy cake. Great Job! 👏
I’ve made this cake before and it turned out pretty decent. Definitely not as lovely looking as yours is!!
Stunning!
Wow! Well done. Looks like you’re a natural.
We need to taste test it. For science. You get half and I get half.
Wow, I would like to try that.
The layers look clean honestly better than most first mousse attempts.
That’s a thing of beauty.
The clean layers are so satisfying to look at-bravo.
This looks amazing!
It looks perfect !!!!
Now I want one ://
That looks fantastic!
That looks like amazing mousse!
Delicious attempt, looks like professional work
Looks amazing
A triumph. Well done!
That’s perfection
This looks delicious!
Yum!!!
Oh my goodness that looks amazing! 😍
That looks so delicious 🤤 I wouldn’t be able to cut it to eat it. It’s so perfect
That looks so pretty and delicious!
You’re brave… and it seems like it paid off!
Wow! Great job
That looks incredible!
How do you get your cake tops so flat and smooth? I have a long serrated knife, but I still can’t get my tops even and flat.
Looks delicious
Looks so good!
Omg yum!!
Aw, man, that looks so good!