Recipe: Yummy Double Mousse Dome Cake (Zuccotto Cake)

Posted by MAU 7

Jumat, 03 April 2020

Double Mousse Dome Cake (Zuccotto Cake). Great recipe for Double Mousse Dome Cake (Zuccotto Cake). I was determined to make a zuccotto cake for Christmas but only had a vague idea at first. So I created this by incorporating things that my son and husband like.

Line the bottom and sides of the prepared bowl with the cake triangles. Unmold the cake by placing the cake board on top of the bowl then turn it upside down. Remove the plastic wrap and with a spatula apply a thin layer of frosting. You can cook Double Mousse Dome Cake (Zuccotto Cake) using 25 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Double Mousse Dome Cake (Zuccotto Cake)

1. Prepare 1 of Sponge cake (refer to the following recipe: https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/146484-foolproof-fluffy-genoise-sponge-cake).
2. It's of Decoration.
3. It's 200 ml of Heavy cream.
4. It's 15 grams of Sugar.
5. It's 1 of Strawberries.
6. It's 1 of Blueberries.
7. You need 1 of Silver dragées.
8. It's 1 of Powdered sugar.
9. Prepare 1 of Diced almonds.
10. You need of Chocolate mousse.
11. It's 60 grams of Chocolate.
12. It's 30 ml of Milk.
13. It's 1 dash of Rum (optional).
14. Prepare 2 grams of Powdered gelatin.
15. You need 100 ml of Heavy cream.
16. You need of ☆No-bake cream cheese mousse with strawberries and blueberries.
17. You need 50 ml of Heavy cream.
18. It's 3 grams of Powdered gelatin.
19. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of Water.
20. It's 80 grams of Strawberries.
21. Prepare 30 grams of Blueberries.
22. It's 35 grams of Granulated sugar.
23. It's 3 grams of Lemon juice.
24. It's 20 grams of ＊ Yogurt.
25. Prepare 100 grams of ＊ Cream cheese.

The frosting will help adhere the fondant on the cake. Place a dowel on the mid lower portion and stick an oval shaped pound cake for the muzzle of the Yeti. Zuccotto is a cake made in Tuscany in the shape of a dome, or, some say, a skull cap. It consists of pieces of sponge cake (Pan di Spagna) along with whipped cream or mousse, chocolate and nuts.

Double Mousse Dome Cake (Zuccotto Cake) step by step

1. Prepare the sponge cake. I use this recipe here: https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/146484-foolproof-fluffy-genoise-sponge-cake https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/146484-foolproof-fluffy-genoise-sponge-cake.
2. Slice the sponge cake into 4 layers..
3. Cut one layer into 4 strips and another into a smaller circle..
4. Line a bowl with plastic wrap and place 1 layer of the sliced sponge cake at the bottom. Line the sides with the 4 strips of cake..
5. Cover the bowl from Step 4 and the rest of the sponge cake with plastic wrap. Whip the heavy cream (for the cream cheese mousse) until it forms thick ribbons when the whisk is lifted..
6. Cut the strawberries in small pieces and combine with blueberries, granulated sugar, and lemon juice. Microwave at 500 W for 1 minute..
7. Combine the water and gelatin. Microwave at 500W for 30 seconds. Add the berry mixture from Step 6 and ingredients in a blender and blend. Blend in the heated gelatin afterwards..
8. Add the mixture from Step 7 into the whipped cream from Step 5 and mix thoroughly..
9. Pour in the batter from Step 8 into the bowl from Step 4..
10. Place the small circular sponge cake on top, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge..
11. Let's make the chocolate mousse. Roughly chop the chocolate and combine with the milk. Microwave at 600 W for 1 minute and mix well..
12. Sprinkle in the powdered gelatin and mix well..
13. While letting the chocolate mixture cool, whip the heavy cream until it forms thick ribbons when the whisk is lifted..
14. Add the chocolate mixture into the whipped cream and mix thoroughly..
15. Take the cake from Step 10 out of the fridge, and pour in the mixture from Step 14..
16. Place the remaining sponge cake, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for about 1 to 1.5 hours to harden..
17. Remove from fridge, take off the plastic wrap and place the bottom of the mold on top..
18. Flip it over on a cake plate or a rack..
19. Add the sugar into heavy cream, whip until soft peaks form, and spread it around the cake..
20. Decorate with strawberries, blueberries and it's done..
21. My son decorated it into a Christmas cake using some meringue sweets. He has a surprisingly good taste!.
22. The inside looks like this..

It often has a layer of fruit for its base. To make Zuccotto you line a mould or a bowl with pieces Chocolate Zuccotto (bomb cake) with a light spongy cake exterior and filled with chocolate mousse and cherries served with Buttermilk Ice Cream and Amaretti Cookies. Brush each with orange liqueur or simply some sugar syrup. If you're wondering what the heck a Zuccotto is, it's basically a chilled cake with alcohol (traditionally brandy), mousse or ice cream layers, and is made into the shape of Florence's famous dome, the "duomo". I couldn't wait to slice into this impressive mound of a dessert!

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