Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Cake

The cake base must be study---very important to use NON-PUDDING mixes. Either Duncan Hines (no pudding in mix) or other decent brand such as Trader Joes. I don't think the size of the box is the issue 18 oz or 18.25. As long as it makes a two-layer cake. It's just a base. Level your cake layers i.e no domes or lop-sided cakes. Cakes that are not leveled properly WILL crack under the pressure of heavy fillings such as this mousse. They will also slide. You will be depressed. I always use a 'cake spatula' to move my cakes into position then I slide them onto the cake. Less handling, the better. Mousse---cool mixture completely before folding in the other ingredients. This is a great and beautiful cake if you take your time. Be Blessed.

Wow! The only flaw was the choice I made for the chocolate cake mix - be sure to get something sturdy, mine started to crumble apart. I followed the directions EXACTLY and the mousse is superb! (You MUST let the mixture cool for 25 min and whip the everloving out of the whipped cream.) There is a ton of it - if I make again, I will reserve at least 1/4 of it to pipe on the top of the cake after glazing to add that extra touch. The mousse was thick and held my crumbling cake together. The glaze was crazy easy and flowed beautifully on top of the cake and down the sides. My husband said this can be his birthday cake for the next few years! (So long as we work out enough to make up for the calories! 630cal for 1/12th of the cake!!)

yummy

I agree that the mouse was too soupy. I am thinking that it may be because you cannot buy an 18.25 oz cake mix anymore. My husband is a big chocolate peanut butter fan, so I had to try this recipe. Yes it was tasty but there was way too much mousse, and it did run down the sides of the cake. I think that when I make it again, I will not use all of the mousse and put the exta in pudding dishes with cushed chocolate cookies.

The first time I made this cake it was for a fun thing to take to work. I completely messed up the mousse and so the cake turned out sloppy though it tasted great. I asked my downstairs neighbor if she wanted to try some since it was too messy to take to work, and well let's just say now that neighbor is my wife. Pretty good recipe I'd say.