Peppermint-Mousse Cake

10 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 16-ounce frozen pound cake
  • 1 cup heavy or whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 8-ounce container mascarpone cheese or sour cream (1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds, chopped
  • 1 12-ounce bag semisweet mint chocolate chips, chopped, or one
  • 12-ounce bag semisweet chips plus 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 candy cane or 5 peppermint hard candies, chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    Defrost the pound cake according to the label directions. Slice it horizontally into 3 layers. In a large bowl, combine the whipping cream and sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in the mascarpone, almonds, and 1/3 of the mint chocolate chips. Place half the remaining mint chocolate chips in a small bowl and microwave 1 minute or just until shiny. Stir until smooth. Gently fold the melted chocolate (plus half the peppermint extract if using plain chocolate chips) into the whipped cream. Spread the bottom layer of the cake with half the chocolate cream filling and top with the middle cake layer. Spread with the remaining chocolate filling. Set the top layer in place. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours to set. (Can be made up to 1 day ahead to this point.) Melt the remaining chocolate chips in a small bowl and microwave about 1 minute or just until shiny. Stir in the corn syrup, butter, and the remaining peppermint extract (if using plain chocolate chips) until smooth. Pour this glaze over the cake. Top with the crushed candy. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Products Matching These Ingredients

Cream soup air corners

E NOVA 3

Whipped Cream Cheese

NOVA 4

Lactaid, ice cream, vanilla

Lactaid

D NOVA 4

Pear halves in heavy syrup

B NOVA 3
Chocolate Drizzled Granola Bars Birthday Cake Flavor

Chocolate Drizzled Granola Bars Birthday Cake Flavor

Made Good

NOVA 4

Cheese danish coffee cake, strawberry

D NOVA 4

Cheese Danish Coffee Cake

Spartan

E NOVA 4

Pear halves in heavy syrup

B NOVA 3

Pear halves in heavy syrup

B NOVA 3

Heavy whipping cream

D NOVA 4

Heavy whipping cream

D NOVA 4

Heavy whipping cream

D NOVA 4

More Recipes to Try

Easy Chili

9 ingredients

Apple Turnovers

8 ingredients

Hi Ho Dessert

5 ingredients

Apple Cake

8 ingredients

Quick Breakfast Casserole

15 ingredients

Harvard Beets

7 ingredients

Artichoke Dip

5 ingredients

Chicken Gumbo

7 ingredients

Sunday Brunch

9 ingredients

Easy Chicken Pie

8 ingredients

Marinated Salad

13 ingredients

Tomato Catsup

7 ingredients