Tuxedo Cake
A decadent tuxedo cake featuring layers of rich chocolate cake, smooth chocolate mousse, and silky white chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake Layers:
- 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
For the Chocolate Mousse:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 and 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate melted
- For the White Chocolate Ganache:
- 12 oz white chocolate chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- For the Dark Chocolate Ganache:
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare three 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients for the cake, then add wet ingredients and boiling water.
- Divide batter into pans and bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.
- Whip cream for the mousse, then fold in melted chocolate.
- Make the white chocolate ganache by pouring hot cream over white chocolate.
- Repeat for the dark chocolate ganache with semi-sweet chocolate.
- Assemble the cake with mousse between layers and ganache on top.