Recipes
Passion Fruit Mousse Cake
If passion fruit is one of your favorite fruits, you'll love this Passion Fruit Mousse Cake!
Ingredients
- •3 eggs – 140 g
- •1/2 cup oil – 100 ml
- •1 1/2 cups sugar – 230 g
- •2 cups all-purpose flour – 240 g
- •1 level cup passion fruit juice – 180 ml
- •1 pinch salt
- •1 dessertspoon baking powder – 10 g
- •Pulp of 1 fresh passion fruit – 120 g
- •1/2 cup water – 100 ml
- •1/2 cup sugar – 90 g
- •1 level tablespoon cornstarch
- •2 cartons cream
- •1 cup passion fruit juice – 200 ml
- •2 cartons sweetened condensed milk
- •1 packet unflavored gelatin
- •5 tablespoons water (to bloom the gelatin)
Instructions
- 1
Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar until very pale and creamy.
- 2
Add the oil and mix. Add the passion fruit juice alternately with the sifted flour, beating just until combined.
- 3
Mix in the baking powder.
- 4
Pour the batter into a lightly greased 20 × 30 cm baking pan with the bottom lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes.
- 5
Let the cake cool, then cut it horizontally into two layers. Set aside.
- 6
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir until well combined. Only then place over the heat and cook until thickened.
- 7
Let cool.
- 8
Bloom the gelatin in the water, then microwave for 15 seconds.
- 9
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend for a few minutes.
- 10
Place one cake layer in the same pan used for baking. Moisten with passion fruit juice and cover with the mousse, reserving some for the top. Add the second cake layer, moisten again with juice, and spread the remaining mousse over the top. Refrigerate for 5 hours.
- 11
After 5 hours, cover the cake with the passion fruit topping.
- 12
This dessert is wonderfully moist, delicious, and full of flavor!