Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
My chocolate mousse contains melted dark chocolate, butter, sugar, and sour cream and is aerated with freshly whipped cream. The resulting mousse has a decadent chocolate flavor yet a light creamy texture and is stable enough to fill cakes.
Here are the ingredient amounts to make 4.5 cups of mousse (a 50% increase in the amount I showed in the video, which I explained at the very end.)
6 oz (170g) dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces
3 TB (42g) unsalted butter
a couple of big pinches of salt
1 1/2 cups (360g) heavy whipping cream, cold from the fridge
1/2 cup (120g) full-fat sour cream, cold from the fridge
3/4 cup (90g) powdered sugar
For the recipe with written instructions and all of my notes, you can go here:
sugarologie.com/recipes/chocolate-mousse
Here is the whipped cream recipe for the outside of the cake:
1 1/2 cups (340g) heavy whipping cream, cold
1/4 cup (25g) powdered sugar (or more to taste)
1/4-1/2 teaspoon Sahnesteif (also goes by Whip-it)
(Buy Sahnesteif at Amazon here: amzn.to/3A00Rcg)
If you're interested in the chocolate chiffon cake, I've entered it into my Cakeculator.
To make this size of cake, you'll need a recipe for TWO 8-inch layers, which you can then slice in half horizontally to make FOUR thinner layers.
Here's my Cakecualtor:
cakeculator.sugarologie.com
Here's the vid on different stabilizers for whipped cream:
youtu.be/gk6K9Q3Q3Nc
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My chocolate mousse contains melted dark chocolate, butter, sugar, and sour cream and is aerated with freshly whipped cream. The resulting mousse has a decadent chocolate flavor yet a light creamy texture and is stable enough to fill cakes.
Here are the ingredient amounts to make 4.5 cups of mousse (a 50% increase in the amount I showed in the video, which I explained at the very end.)
6 oz (170g) dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces
3 TB (42g) unsalted butter
a couple of big pinches of salt
1 1/2 cups (360g) heavy whipping cream, cold from the fridge
1/2 cup (120g) full-fat sour cream, cold from the fridge
3/4 cup (90g) powdered sugar
For the recipe with written instructions and all of my notes, you can go here:
sugarologie.com/recipes/chocolate-mousse
Here is the whipped cream recipe for the outside of the cake:
1 1/2 cups (340g) heavy whipping cream, cold
1/4 cup (25g) powdered sugar (or more to taste)
1/4-1/2 teaspoon Sahnesteif (also goes by Whip-it)
(Buy Sahnesteif at Amazon here: amzn.to/3A00Rcg)
If you're interested in the chocolate chiffon cake, I've entered it into my Cakeculator.
To make this size of cake, you'll need a recipe for TWO 8-inch layers, which you can then slice in half horizontally to make FOUR thinner layers.
Here's my Cakecualtor:
cakeculator.sugarologie.com
Here's the vid on different stabilizers for whipped cream:
youtu.be/gk6K9Q3Q3Nc
🌈 TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
-------------------------------
Revolving cake stand:
amzn.to/39ZKjXo
✌🏼 SOCIALS
--------------------------
INSTAGRAM instagram.com/sugarologie101
TIKTOK tiktok.com/@sugarologie101?
PINTEREST pinterest.com/sugarologie/_saved
WEBSITE sugarologie.com
THE CAKECULATOR cakeculator.sugarologie.com
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🎵 MUSIC
Poldoore - Serenity (chll.to/15e86471)
Makzo, jacuzzi jefferson, [ocean jams] - Zephyr (chll.to/00620b14)
Enzalla - Morning View (chll.to/c1a51ad2)
oddfish - Indian Summer Rally (chll.to/53b4332b)
sadtoi, Akulta - Billie & Zanaho (chll.to/e0922d30)
Masked Man - Benson & Hedges (chll.to/4a62c7f9)
chromonicci - Summer's Delight. (chll.to/433113dc)
Philanthrope, Ian Ewing - Barcade (chll.to/3518ee1d)
Comodo - Last Up (chll.to/10e72be3)
Happy baking, friends ♥️
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