Name: No-Bake Eggless Chocolate Mousse Cake
Total time: 4 h
Ingredients: ½ cup sugar (125 g); 1 cup toasted hazelnuts and almonds, chopped (150 g); 5 tbsp salted butter, softened; 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 lb bittersweet chocolate discs (callets); ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (80 g); ¾ cup milk (180 ml); 3 cups heavy cream (3 cartons); 4 tbsp orange liqueur (Cointreau); crushed cocoa nibs, nut brittle or candied orange peel

How I make it

Base

Mix all the base ingredients together; a fork works fine.
Press evenly into the bottom of a 10-inch (26 cm) springform pan.
Chill for about 30 minutes in the fridge or 10 minutes in the freezer.

Mousse

Melt the chocolate with the cocoa and milk in the microwave and stir well.
Whip the cream.
Turn the mixer to very low and add the chocolate mixture and the liqueur.
Spread over the base and refrigerate for several hours.
Sprinkle with crushed cocoa nibs or candied orange peel.

What I've learned

You can replace the sugar and almonds in the base with 250 g (9 oz) of nut brittle.

No-Bake Eggless Chocolate Mousse Cake Draft

What you need

Base

Mousse

Garnish

How I make it

Base

Mousse

What I've learned