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| Strawberry chocolate mousse cake |
CAKE
(Thin slice. May want to double recipe if making a full cake)
110g all purpose flour
110g caster sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
40g unsalted butter
120g whole milk
1 egg (the egg I used was slightly larger =
63g)
Vanilla essence
1.
Line cake tin. Preheat oven to
170°C.
2.
Mix the flour, sugar, baking
powder and salt together. Use a mixer to mix in the butter on slow speed until
you get a sandy consistency and everything is combined.
3.
Pour in the milk (and vanilla
essence) and beat on medium speed until all ingredients are well mixed.
4.
Add in egg and beat well on
medium speed for 1½ minutes.
5.
Pour into cake tin and bake in
oven (20cm/8” cake: 30mins).
6.
Leave on rack to cool after
baking.
STRAWBERRY
MOUSSE
300g strawberry chocolate (should use 150g,
strawberry taste too strong/sweet)
450ml cold heavy cream
Strawberries, hulled & cut
1.
Melt the strawberry chocolate
in a bowl in the microwave.
2.
Whip the cream until soft peaks
form.
3.
Fold cream mixture into the
strawberry chocolate.
