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      Title: Chocolate Mousse Cake
 Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
      Yield: 1 servings
 
           Chocolate mousse:
      1    Unflavored gelatin
      2 tb Cold water
    1/4 c  Boiling water
      1 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Cocoa
      2 c  Cold whipping cream
      2 ts Vanilla extract
           Cake:
      2 c  Sugar
  1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
    3/4 c  Cocoa powder
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
  1 1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
      2    Eggs
      1 c  Milk
    1/2 c  Melted butter
      1 tb Vanilla extract
      1 c  Boiling water
           Sliced almonds and
           Chocolate curls for garnish
 
      Mousse: in a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold
  water. Let stand 1 minute to soften. Add boiling water.
  Stir until dissolved. Cool slightly. In a large mixing
  bowl, stir together sugar and cocoa. Add whipping cream and
  vanilla. Beat on medium speed using electric mixer until
  stiff. Pour in gelatin mixture and beat until well blended.
  Chill 1/2 hour.
     Cake: preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour
  three 8 inch round cake pans. In a large mixing bowl, stir
  together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda
  and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium
  speed 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be
  thin). Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or
  until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10
  minutes in pan. Remove from pans to wire racks. Cool
  completely. Stack cake layers, frosting between each and on
  top. Garnish top with almonds and chocolate curls.
  Refrigerate 1 hour, loosely covered.
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