CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKE

Chocolate Mousse Cake

Ingredients
For the Cake:
400g sugar
2 large eggs
225g plain yoghurt
120g cocoa powder
200g butter (softened not melted)
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1½ tsp vanilla essence
1/4 tsp salt
360g self raising flour
250ml boiling strong coffee


For the Mousse:
90g butter
300g dark chocolate
125ml cream

PROCEDURE
1. To make the cake; put all ingredients into a large electric cake mixer bowl in the order given.
2. Beat on medium for 30mins. Then scrape down bowl and then beat for 1 min.
3. Turn into a greased and lined 23cmX 33cm baking pan.
4. Bake at 160 deg C for approx 40-50mins, if baking in large pan, or 25-30 mins for 2 smaller pans (depending on size of pans).
5. When cool, ice with chocolate mousse.
6. To make the chocolate mousse; melt all ingredients over a low heat in a small saucepan. Stir until well combined.
7. Then cool in fridge. When cool, beat 4 mins. Then refrigerate until firm enough to spread over the top of the cake.