Strawberry Mousse Cake

Take advantage of strawberry season with this superb strawberry mousse cake! It’s jam full of sweet-tart strawberries with a thick layer of wealthy strawberry mousse and strawberry compote on prime.

If you happen to want a show-stopping dessert, this strawberry mousse cake is right here for you, particularly in case you don’t like all the pieces chocolate. This can be a very vibrant and summery cake with berries added in 3 methods!! Contemporary strawberries, strawberry compote, and a velvety strawberry mousse. Make my easy vanilla cake. Make some fast compote on a skillet. Mix up the mousse proper within the blender! Layer, refrigerate, and slice!

The bottom is a skinny layer of cake that you simply prime with this actually thick strawberry mousse layer and contemporary strawberries and you then prime the entire thing with this unbelievable strawberry compote. It simply is mind-blowingly scrumptious. 

You may make the cake utilizing no matter pan you’ve gotten. I used a six-inch cake pan and in addition used a cake collar. You’ll be able to simply use your tall six-inch pan and pour the mousse in, in case you don’t have a cake collar. You can even use a regular-sized eight-inch cake pan, and it’ll replenish the mousse to the highest. It’ll be a thinner layer of the mousse, however it’ll nonetheless be loads of strawberry mousse on prime, as a result of the cake layer can be thinner as nicely.

If you happen to do use an everyday pan as an alternative of the cake collar, simply make sure that to line it with parchment earlier than you pour within the mousse, in order that it’s straightforward to take all the pieces out. This cake is summery, refreshing, type of like an ice cream mousse cake and decadent. Let me know in case you do that and don’t overlook to evaluation the recipe!

Why You’ll Love Strawberry Mousse Cake

• attractive cake with a lot strawberry taste!
• creamy strawberry mousse made within the blender, no cooking wanted
• sticky-sweet strawberry compote topping
• straightforward to make soy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free

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Strawberry Mousse Cake

Take advantage of strawberry season with this superb strawberry mousse cake! It’s jam full of sweet-tart strawberries with a thick layer of wealthy strawberry mousse and strawberry compote on prime. Gluten-free choice

Prep Time30 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time20 minutes minutes

Chilling Time4 hours hrs

Whole Time4 hours hrs 50 minutes minutes

Course: Dessert

Delicacies: American

Key phrase: strawberry mousse cake

Servings: 10

Energy: 348kcal

Writer: Vegan Richa

Components

Cake Moist Components

• ½ cup (118.29 ml) non-dairy milk
• 1.5 tablespoons non-dairy yogurt
• 2.5 tablespoons oil
• ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Cake Dry Components

• 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch or tapioca starch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt

For the Strawberry Compote

• 13 to 14 massive strawberries leaves and stems eliminated
• ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

For the Strawberry Mousse

• 1 cup (129 g) uncooked cashews soaked in scorching water for at the very least quarter-hour, then drained. See notes for nutfree
• 1 cup (236.59 ml) coconut cream
• ¼ cup (50 g) sugar

For Ornament

• 3 to 4 strawberries leaves and stems eliminated and thinly sliced

Tools

• cake pan

• cake collar optionally available

Directions

Make the cake.

• Preheat the oven to 350° F (177° C).

• In a bowl, add the entire moist components and blend very well, till the sugar is combined in.

• Combine collectively the dry components in a small bowl, then add to the moist components and blend nicely to make a batter. The batter must be simply barely stiffer than pancake batter. If it is a little bit too stiff, then you’ll be able to add in 1 to 2 teaspoons of nondairy milk and blend in.

• Switch this batter to a parchment-lined 6” or 8” cake pan, even it out with a spatula, and bake for 20 to twenty-eight minutes, relying on the scale of the pan, the kind of pan, and your oven.

• Test on the 20-minute mark utilizing a toothpick inserted into the middle. When the toothpick comes out clear, take away the pan from the oven, let it cool for five minutes then take away the cake from the pan and let it proceed cooling beneath a kitchen towel when you make the remainder of the layers.

Make the strawberry compote.

• Chop the strawberries into ½” or extra equal-sized items and add to a saucepan together with remainder of the compote components, and cook dinner over medium warmth. If the strawberries aren’t beginning to launch moisture, you’ll be able to add in a tablespoon of water to assist get issues going.

• As soon as the strawberries begin leaking moisture, press them with a spatula and proceed to cook dinner till the entire strawberries have damaged down and the combination is beginning to develop into jammy. This will take 6 to 10 minutes, relying in your saucepan and your range.

• As soon as all of the strawberries have damaged down, take away the saucepan from the warmth and put aside to chill barely.

Make the mousse.

• Drain the cashews and add to a blender with the coconut cream, sugar and half of the nice and cozy compote. Don’t mix scorching compote! Mix this combination till it’s clean. The combination would possibly take a minute too mix alongside, however proceed to mix it for a minute. Then, let it sit for 5 minutes for the cashews to absorb extra moisture, after which mix once more for 30 seconds . Test if the combination is shifting very well. If it isn’t, then you’ll be able to add in a tablespoon or so of coconut milk to assist it transfer alongside. Mix for 30 seconds, watch for a minute, and repeat one other 2 to three instances till the combination is clean.

• Style and alter the flavour. If you’d like it sweeter, add one other tablespoon or so of sugar or add some extra vanilla. The cooked strawberries will flip barely purple once you mix them, which is all okay. You’ll be able to add in some meals coloring, if you would like it to be very pink.

• As soon as the all the pieces is properly clean, put the mousse within the freezer for at the very least 15 to twenty minutes to begin to thicken a little bit bit.

Assemble the strawberry mousse cake.

• In the meantime, slice the highest off of the cake, in order that it’s flat on prime.

• Take 2 tablespoons of the compote, combine a tablespoon of water in, and unfold that everywhere in the cake to provide it a type of a soak.

• Slice your strawberries, in case you haven’t already, and take away the mousse from the freezer.

• Place the cake on the cake stand. Then, in case you’re utilizing a cake collar, put the cake collar across the cake. If you happen to’re utilizing a tall 6” cake pan or an everyday 8” cake pan, simply line all the pieces with parchment paper and put your cake in that cake pan. (See my Lemon mousse cake for reference)

• Organize the strawberry slices standing up across the edges of the cake, if you would like them standing up on the perimeters. You can even place them on the highest of the mousse afterward for the 8” cake pan.

• Pour the mousse over the cake, and even it out with a spatula. If you happen to’re utilizing the 8” cake pan, then put the contemporary strawberries on the perimeters throughout on prime of the mousse at this level. Both method, put the cake again within the freezer for half-hour or so, to provide the mousse an opportunity to arrange a little bit bit extra, so you’ll be able to simply unfold the compote on prime.

• When the mousse is about, take away the cake from the freezer and unfold the entire remaining strawberry compote on prime. Then, put it again within the freezer for at the very least 3 hours or so, after which you’ll be able to take away the cake and slice and retailer within the fridge. (Serve after letting it sit for 15 minutes on the counter) As soon as the cake has set within the freezer the ultimate time, the mousse will maintain. Earlier than that, the mousse is likely to be a little bit too delicate. After the freezer chill, it is going to keep within the fridge simply superb with out falling or turning into liquid, for at the very least 3 days. Serve straight from the fridge!

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Notes

Storage: Retailer the cake within the fridge for as much as 3 days, or you’ll be able to slice and freeze the cake for as much as two months. If you happen to select to freeze, thaw within the fridge for a few hours or  on the counter for 15 to twenty minutes and serve.
Nutfree , use nut-free milk and yogurt and use 1 cup extra coconut cream as an alternative of the cashews.
To make this with out coconut, use coconut-free non-dairy milk and non-dairy yogurt, and use one other cup of cashews as an alternative of the coconut cream after which mix the two cups of soaked cashews with ¾ cup of non-dairy milk of selection. The coconut-free mousse goes to be a bit extra delicate than the coconut mousse, so that you need to hold it within the freezer longer for it to set.
To make this gluten-free, use a gluten-free mix of selection as an alternative of the flour, or use ½ cup almond flour, ¼ cup oat flour, and ¼ cup potato starch. Combine nicely and use that as an alternative of the all-purpose flour.

Diet

Diet Info

Strawberry Mousse Cake

Quantity Per Serving

Energy 348
Energy from Fats 135

% Every day Worth*

Fats 15g23%

Saturated Fats 6g38%

Polyunsaturated Fats 2g

Monounsaturated Fats 5g

Sodium 178mg8%

Potassium 171mg5%

Carbohydrates 52g17%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 37g41%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 2IU0%

Vitamin C 12mg15%

Calcium 45mg5%

Iron 2mg11%

* P.c Every day Values are primarily based on a 2000 calorie weight loss program.

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Components and Substitutions

• non-dairy milk – Provides moisture to the cake. Select soy-free and/or nut-free and/or coconut-free, as wanted.
• non-dairy yogurt – For moisture and tang. Select soy-free and/or nut-free and/or coconut-free, as wanted.
• oil – For texture within the cake. Don’t omit.
• sugar – Sweetens the cake, compote, and mousse.
• vanilla extract – For taste within the cake and within the compote.
• all-purpose flour – For the cake. You need to use a mixture of ½ cup almond flour, ¼ cup oat flour, and ¼ cup potato starch as an alternative for gluten-free.
• cornstarch – For binding the cake. You need to use tapioca starch as an alternative, in case you desire.
• baking powder, baking soda, and salt – To situation the cake batter. Additionally, you will use a little bit salt to carry out the flavour within the strawberry compote.
• strawberries – You’ll use contemporary strawberries to make the compote and to embellish the cake.
• lemon juice and zest – Brings out the flavour within the strawberry compote.
• uncooked cashews – For the mousse. You need to use further coconut cream for nut-free.
• coconut cream – For the mousse. You need to use further cashews for coconut-free.

Learn how to Make Strawberry Mousse Cake

Preheat the oven to 350° F (177° C)

In a bowl, add the entire moist components and blend very well, till the sugar is combined in.

Combine collectively the dry components in a small bowl, then add to the moist components and blend nicely to make a batter. The batter must be simply barely stiffer than pancake batter. If it’s a little bit too stiff, then you’ll be able to add in 1 to 2 teaspoons of nondairy milk and blend in.

Switch this batter to a parchment-lined 6” or 8” cake pan, even it out with a spatula, and bake for 20 to twenty-eight minutes, relying on the scale of the pan, the kind of pan, and your oven.

Test on the 20-minute mark utilizing a toothpick inserted into the middle. When the toothpick comes out clear, take away the pan from the oven, let it cool for five minutes then take away the cake from the pan and let it proceed cooling beneath a kitchen towel when you make the remainder of the layers. 

Make the strawberry compote whereas the cake bakes and cools. 

Chop the strawberries into ½” or extra equal-sized items and add to a saucepan together with the remainder of the compote components and cook dinner over medium warmth. If the strawberries aren’t beginning to launch moisture, you’ll be able to add in a tablespoon of water to assist get issues going. Strawberries have plenty of moisture, so it doesn’t really want an excessive amount of added liquid to make this compote.

As soon as the strawberries begin leaking moisture, press them with a spatula and proceed to cook dinner till the entire strawberries have damaged down and the combination is beginning to develop into jammy. This will take anyplace from 6 to 10 minutes, relying in your saucepan and your range. 

As soon as all of the strawberries have damaged down, take away the saucepan from the warmth and put aside to chill barely. 

Make the mousse whereas the compote cools.

Drain the cashews, if they’re nonetheless soaking, and add to a blender with the coconut cream, sugar and half of the nice and cozy compote. Don’t mix scorching compote! Mix this combination till it’s clean. The combination would possibly take a minute to interrupt down, however proceed to mix it for a minute. Then, let it sit for 5 minutes for the cashews to absorb extra moisture, after which mix once more for 30 seconds . Test if the combination is shifting very well. If it isn’t, then you’ll be able to add in a tablespoon or so of coconut milk to assist it transfer alongside. Mix for 30 seconds, watch for a minute, and repeat one other 2 instances or till the combination is clean. 

Style and alter the flavour. If you’d like it sweeter, add one other tablespoon or so of sugar or add some extra vanilla. The cooked strawberries will flip barely purple once you mix them, which is all okay. That’s simply how the strawberries are. You’ll be able to add in some meals coloring, if you would like it to be very pink. 

As soon as the all the pieces is properly blended, put the mousse within the freezer for at the very least 15 to twenty minutes to begin to thicken a little bit bit.

Assemble the strawberry cake.

In the meantime, take the cake out of the pan, and slice the highest off of the cake, in order that it’s flat on prime.

Take 2 tablespoons of the compote, combine one other tablespoon of water in, and unfold that everywhere in the cake to provide it a type of a soak. 

Slice your strawberries, in case you haven’t already, and take away the mousse from the freezer. 

Place the cake on the cake stand. Then, in case you’re utilizing a cake collar, put the cake collar across the cake. If you happen to’re utilizing a tall 6” cake pan or an everyday 8” cake pan, simply line all the pieces with parchment paper and put your cake in that cake pan. 

Organize the strawberry slices standing up across the edges of the cake, if you would like them standing up on the perimeters. You can even place them on the highest of the mousse afterward for the 8” cake pan. 

Pour the mousse over the cake, and even it out with a spatula. If you happen to’re utilizing the 8” cake pan, then put the contemporary strawberries on the perimeters throughout on prime of the mousse at this level. Both method, put the cake again within the freezer for an additional half-hour or so, to provide the mousse an opportunity to arrange a little bit bit extra, so you’ll be able to simply unfold the compote on prime. 

When the mousse is about, take away the cake from the freezer and unfold the entire remaining strawberry compote on prime. Then, put it again within the freezer for at the very least 3 hours or so. As soon as the cake has set within the freezer the, the mousse will maintain. Earlier than that, the mousse is likely to be a little bit too delicate. As soon as it units within the freezer, it is going to keep within the fridge simply superb with out falling or turning into liquid for at the very least three days. 
Slice and serve! Retailer refrigerated for upto 3 days.