Orange Chocolate Mousse Mirror Cake
“A shiny, mirrorlike orange glaze covers a chocolate mousse cake to create a delicious show-stopping dessert your guests will be talking about for weeks to come.” —Matthew Hass, Franklin, Wisconsin
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 16servings | 45minutes (plus freezing) |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 16servings | 45minutes (plus freezing) |
Ingredients
- 2 cups crushed Oreo cookies about 20 cookies
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- FILLING:
- 1 envelope unflavoured gelatin
- 6 tablespoons orange juice
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped
- 2-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream divided
- 3 packages cream cheese 8 ounces each, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup dark baking cocoa
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- GLAZE:
- 1 envelope unflavoured gelatin
- 1/2 cup (plus 1 teaspoon) water divided
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup white baking chips
- orange paste food colouring
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Ingredients
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Instructions
- Mix crushed cookies, orange zest and butter; press onto bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over orange juice; let stand 1 minute. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Set aside.
- For filling, melt chocolate with 1/2 cup cream in microwave; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; stir in dissolved gelatin. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and cocoa until smooth. Gradually add chocolate mixture and orange zest; mix well. In another bowl, beat remaining cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into cream cheese mixture. Spoon over crust. Refrigerate, covered, until set, about 4 hours. Freeze, covered, overnight.
- For glaze, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup water in a small bowl; set aside (mixture will solidify). Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, milk and remaining water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in gelatin mixture until dissolved. Add baking chips; stir with a whisk until melted. Stir in food coloring; mix well. Cool glaze, stirring occasionally, until it reaches 90°, about 40 minutes.
- Place cake on an inverted 9-in. pie plate in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. pan. Remove the sides of the springform. Pour cooled glaze over frozen cake, allowing excess to drip off. Let glaze set 15 minutes before removing drips from bottom edge of cake. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
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