Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe (Rich No-Fail Dessert) 2026

This is a light and fluffy chocolate mousse cake that's so quick and easy to make , it's impossible to resist, and it's absolutely delicious.

It only requires four ingredients , is egg-free, comes together in a flash, and dessert is ready! You can enjoy this chocolate mousse cake as is, with whipped cream, fruit, chocolate ganache... there's no combination that won't work with this cake.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

Recipe Information

• Preparation time : 20 minutes
• Total time : 20 minutes (plus about 4 hours of cooling)
• Servings : 8
• Category : Desserts
• Cuisine type : international
• Calories per serving (kcal) : 462

Ingredients for chocolate mousse cake for 8 people

• 100g of crushed biscuit
• 55g of melted and cooled butter
• 280g of 52% coco chocolate
• 400g of cold whipping cream (minimum 35% fat content)

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

Necessary utensils

• 18cm springform pan

How to make chocolate mousse cake

We begin by preparing the biscuit base. To do this, we mix 100 grams of crushed biscuits with 55 grams of melted and cooled butter. We will obtain a mixture similar to wet sand.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

Grease an 18cm springform tin and cover the base with the shortbread mixture. Press lightly until even and set aside in the refrigerator.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

We melted 280 grams of chocolate in the microwave, in 30-second intervals, until completely melted. We set it aside to cool slightly.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

We put 400 grams of very cold whipping cream in a bowl. We whip the cream at medium speed until it is semi-whipped. We will know it is ready because the beaters will begin to leave marks, but it is not too stiff.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

Add the melted chocolate to the cream in 3 stages, incorporating the chocolate with folding motions.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

Once we have a homogeneous mixture, we pour it into the mold.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

We smooth the surface of the cake with a spatula and put it in the refrigerator to firm up, for at least 4 hours.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

After 4 hours, we unmold the cake and decorate it to taste, and we can now enjoy this delicious cold chocolate cake.

Chocolate mousse cake Recipe

Easy-to-prepare summary

1. We mix the crushed biscuit with the melted butter
2. We cover the base of the greased mold with the cookie and set it aside in the refrigerator
3. We melted the chocolate
4. We partially whip the cream, until the whisk marks begin to show.
5. We incorporate the chocolate in 3 stages with folding motions
6. When the mousse is homogeneous, pour it into the mold.
7. We smooth the surface and put it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours
8. We unmold the cake, decorate it to taste and serve it cold

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