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The layers of chocolate mousse made with gianduja, the luscious Italian hazelnut-flavored milk chocolate, and chocolate genoise top a base of hazelnut crunch. The cake layer, 1 day; assembled cake, 2 days. Here's the Ingredients:
Cake
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sifted all purpose flour (sifted, then measured)
- 1/3 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process; sifted, then measured)
- 4 large eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
Hazelnut Crunch
- 5 ounces imported gianduja bars (hazelnut-flavored milk chocolate, such as Callebaut), chopped
- 1 cup crisp rice cereal
- 1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted, husked, finely chopped*
Mousse
- 10 ounces imported gianduja bars (hazelnut-flavored milk chocolate, such as Callebaut), chopped
- 1 1/4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
- 1/8 teaspoon (scant) salt
- 3 tablespoons water
- Tuaca (sweet citrus-flavored liqueur) or Frangelico (hazelnut-flavored liqueur)
- Additional unsweetened cocoa powder
- Powdered sugar
Market tip
- Gianduja bars are often sold only in professional quantities, but one-pound blocks (enough to make this recipe) can be ordered from Jane's Cakes and Chocolates (800-262-7630).
Okay then if you're ready with the ingredients here's how to make the Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake with Hazelnut Crunch Crust
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