Banana Chocolate Mousse Cake

 

This cake requires so many different method of preparing. First thing is baking the chocolate chiffon cake. Then slicing it into 3 layers. Then the mousse and banana filing and I was suppose to make a ganache but the cake didn't look very nice so I had to improvise last minute.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake
Ingredients:
**A**
6 egg yolks
200gms cake flour
120gm sugar
50gm cocao powder mix with 180ml water ( I used the plainstowe brand for all chocolate baking, I find it very nice and full of flavor)
90ml vegetable oil
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2tsp baking powder
**B**
6 egg whites
60gm sugar
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9inch round baking pan

Method:
1. Preheat over to 180C
2. Line the bottom of the baking dish with baking paper. I butter it first so the baking paper can stick. I line this on the bottom and the sides to ensure the cake is able to come out easily
3. Mix all item in **A** in the thermomix on Speed 5 for 20-30 seconds until it is nicely mixed and then set it aside
4. I bought a hand mixer and mix **B** together until it forms stiff peaks. This takes a good 7-9 minutes. Again it depends on the equipment you are using. I stopped when the peaks are able to hold on its on
5. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture from Step3. Slowly fold to ensure the air does not get out. I gently fold this till the mixture is nicely combined
6. Pour into the baking pan and bake for 40-45 minutes. Mine was done in 40 minutes
7. Remove the cake from the baking pan and let it cool on the rack before starting the slicing process
8. Once cooled, divide into 3 equal parts and start slicing. I used a long serrated knife to get this nicely divided
9. The cake is now done, set it aside and continue with the next part

Chocolate Mousse and Banana
Ingredients:
250gms of good milk chocolate bars
130gms of milk
500ml thicken cream
50gms sugar
8 bananas

Method:
1. I melt the chocolate and milk in the microwave in 30second interval. Set it aside to work on the cream
2. I got nervous with this part. I was not sure how to expect the right consistency of the whipped cream. I watched the youtube on Benelux chocolate mousse for thermomix for countless times but yet I got it wrong. you are suppose to place the butterfly in the Thermomix, pour in cream and sugar. On Speed 3, with MC off, whipped it for 20-50 seconds. I think I stopped too soon as my mousse was still runny. Definitely need to lengthen this next time.
3. Gently fold the cream into the chocolate mix and then set aside
4. Slice up the bananas in equal sizes so the cake will not be bumpy. I did not do this so my cake did not had the nice round top

Assembling:
1. Place the first layer of the cake on a plate
2. scoop the mousse and then place the sliced bananas on it. Then add more mousse
3. Work this for all the layers. I had very runny mouse so it was very messy, I used the remaining mousse to cover the whole cake
4. Place the cake in the fridge to let it continue to set

Decorating.
I was suppose to used ganache to pour over the cake and have a nice glossy cake but because my surface was not perfect I ended up making large chocolate shards and shaving to cover the imperfections

1. melt 250gms of dark chocolate over a pot of boiling water, never boil chocolate directly on the stove.
2. Pour the melted chocolate over huge pieces of baking paper and let it set in the fridge till it hardens. This step was too messy for me to take any pictures.
3. Once set, cut the chocolate up into pieces and start sticking it to the sides of the cake
4. I made some thin chocolate shavings to sprinkle all over the cake, so it covers all the loop sides.

This is my chocolate chiffon cake resting and getting ready to cut

 Assembling the cake. notice how runny my mousse is

 See how imperfect this cake is. The sides look like an alien head

 After masking the imperfection with chocolate shavings it look much better

 Top up with some strawberries for colour and also balance of flavor

ta daaa. done. the patterns on the chocolate were not intentional, I did not flatten the chocolate shards nicely so it had some uneven pattern, but I think it looks pretty nice this way.

This is how the slices look after cutting up, it was perfect and next time I will make sure the mousse is right.

This is a cake for a 6 year old boy :)