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The Best Easy Peach Mousse Cake

Your guests will be thinking you spent hours in the kitchen, but it's so easy to make this peach tasty and delicious peach mousse cake.
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Russian
Allergy: Nut Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 12
Calories: 307kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 can peaches, in juice
  • 3 oz Jello, 1 package, apricot or peach flavor
  • 16 oz whipping cream
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips
  • 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tsp sugar

Instructions

For the cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • With a hand mixer, beat together the eggs and sugar for 1 minute.
    3 eggs, 1 cup sugar
    Eggs and sugar with hand mixers.
  • Add in the baking powder; beat for 1 more minute.
    1 tsp baking powder
    Cake batter in a glass bowl.
  • On the lowest speed, add in the flour. Pour batter into a nonstick cake pan and transfer to the oven for 20-25 minutes.
    ½ cup flour
    Cake batter ready to bake in a springform pan.
  • Let it cool down.
    Baked cake layer.

For the mousse:

  • Separate juice and peaches from the can.
    1 can peaches,
  • In a microwave safe bowl, mix peach jello with the peach juice.
    3 oz Jello,
  • Transfer to the microwave for 3 minutes, mixing after each minute.
    Peach juice in a bowl.
  • With a hand mixer, beat whipping cream.
    16 oz whipping cream
  • While beating, slowly pour the jello mixture into the whipped cream. Continue beating until the mix can form stiff peaks.
    Whipped peach flavored mousse in a glass bowl.
  • Mix the water and sugar in a small bowl. Pour evenly on top of the sponge cake using a spoon. This will help make the cake moist.
    ½ cup water, 1 tsp sugar
    Moistening cake with a simple syrup mixture.
  • Spread the mousse on top of the sponge cake. Put the cake in the fridge for 10-15 minutes.
    Frosting cake with peach mousse.
  • While the cake is in the fridge, make the chocolate glaze by melting the unsalted butter.
    3 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • Stir in the chocolate chips right away and mix until melted.
    ¼ cup chocolate chips
    Melted chocolate for glaze in a bowl.
  • Pour the chocolate glaze over the cake.
  • Finish off by decorating the cake with some peach slices. Now that it's all ready, slice the cake and enjoy!
    Decorating cake with melted chocolate and peach slices.

Notes

Wait until the ganache is entirely cooled before pouring or drizzling over the top of the cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 820IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg