Chocolate Coffee Mousse Dessert has a nice balance of cake and chocolate mousse. The chocolate mousse is airy, fluffy and moist, just the way it should be, with a nice kick of coffee and liquor.

The idea was sparked at a party, where a friend of mine and I were eating mousse and she mentioned how great it would be to include a slice of cake in it. I loved the idea and decided to give it a try.
You’ll need to prepare a Sponge Cake (click link for recipe), which can be made a day in advance.
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Recipe
Chocolate Coffee Mousse Dessert has a nice balance of cake and chocolate mousse. The chocolate mousse is airy, fluffy and moist, just the way it should be, with a nice kick of coffee and liquor.
Ingredients
- 1 sponge cake (see link for the recipe)
- 3 tbsp Bailey Liquor bottom layer
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream bottom layer
- 3 oz strong coffee
- 2 tbsp Bailey Liquor
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp gelatine
- 1 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Prepare a Sponge Cake on a 13×18 sheet, cake pan. Using your dessert cups or a cookie cutter, cut out the sponge cake. The size of this pan makes about 30 tiny dessert cups.
- In a bowl, combine whipping cream with bailey liquor. Pour a spoonful over each sponge cake.
- To melt everything on a steam bath, preheat water in a pot. Place a bowl on top of the pot with boiling water. Make sure that the bowl does not melt. Into the bowl, place chocolate chips, coffee and bailey liquor.
- Stir the ingredients until everything is competently melted. Add butter into that mixture and stir to dissolve.
- In a separate cup, place 1/4 cup of whipping cream and one teaspoon of gelatin, allow it to soften for 5 minutes. Microwave a cup with gelatin for 5 seconds; remove and stir until the mixture turns into runny texture. If need to, you can microwave gelatin a bit more. Add gelatin mixture into the chocolate, stir to combine.
- Place 1 1/2 cups of cold, heavy whipping cream into a mixer, beat cream to medium peaks.
- Stir in half of the cream into the chocolate, fold in remaining whipped cream, don’t overwork the mousse.
- Place chocolate mousse into a piping bag, fill equal amounts into each dessert cup.
- Top with some shredded chocolate or cacao powder. You can also double up the layers for taller cups.
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Coffee Mousse Dessert
Amount Per Serving
Calories 221
Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 10g50%
Cholesterol 54mg18%
Sodium 92mg4%
Potassium 110mg3%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 467IU9%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 34mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
looks yumie:) im thinking to make it as a 8" cake? what do u think? and u think can I use Kahlua liquor instead? that's what I have now!
I think it would work great as a cake. Yes, go ahead and use Kahlua, it will work jsut great.
how long can they stay refrigerated if not finished eating them all?
They will stay fresh for several days.
If you omit the bailey liquor how much coffee is needed then total?
Liquor is there for flavor, so coffee amount would stay the same. Just make sure you have enough to soak all the cakes. Hope this helps 🙂
can i ommit the bailey liquor? what can I use instead? thanks
Yes you can. I think another great option would be is strong coffee.
Love fluffy chocolate mousse! So delicious.
Yes, they are so rich! pretty amazing 🙂