Description
Festive white christmas mousse cake blends silky smoothness with holiday cheer, creating a dreamy dessert that melts hearts. Crisp layers and delicate flavors invite celebratory moments, promising pure winter magic on your plate.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 250 grams (8.8 ounces) white chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups thickened cream, plus 300 milliliters (10.1 fluid ounces) extra for decorating
- 135 grams (4.8 ounces) shortbread biscuits
Nuts and Coconut:
- 1/2 cup pistachios, plus extra to decorate
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
Additional Ingredients:
- 75 grams (2.6 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
- 75 grams (2.6 ounces) glace cherries, chopped, plus extra whole cherries for serving
- 2 teaspoons gelatine powder
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon pure icing sugar, sifted
- Silver and gold cachous, for decorating
Instructions
- Meticulously prepare the cake pan by greasing and lining with parchment, ensuring complete coverage of base and sides.
- Transform shortbread, coconut, and pistachios into delicate crumbs using a food processor, incorporating melted butter and icing sugar to create a cohesive base mixture.
- Gently press the crumb mixture into the prepared pan, creating an even foundation, and bake until golden and set.
- Softly sprinkle gelatine over water, allowing it to bloom and absorb liquid while simultaneously warming milk to just below boiling point.
- Merge the dissolved gelatine with warm milk, then cascade the liquid over white chocolate, allowing the heat to gradually melt the chocolate into a silky smooth mixture.
- Whip cream to voluminous, stiff peaks, carefully folding it into the white chocolate base in gentle increments to maintain maximum airiness.
- Delicately incorporate chopped pistachios and cherries throughout the mousse, distributing ingredients evenly.
- Transfer the mousse to the cooled crust, smoothing the surface with precise, gentle strokes.
- Refrigerate the dessert, allowing it to set and develop its luxurious texture for several hours or overnight.
- Whip additional cream to firm, elegant peaks and artfully pipe decorative swirls across the cake’s surface.
- Embellish with scattered cherries, crushed pistachios, and glimmering gold cachous for a festive, elegant presentation.
Notes
- Customize the base by swapping shortbread with gluten-free cookies for a celiac-friendly version.
- Ensure gelatine dissolves completely without boiling to maintain a smooth, silky mousse texture.
- Chill all ingredients beforehand to help the mousse set faster and create a more stable structure.
- Replace fresh cherries with dried or frozen options if seasonal availability is limited.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg