Double Chocolate Mousse Cake

This cake is the ultimate chocolate lovers cake! It is a flourless cake which makes it very dense and extremely rich. I made it for my father's birthday since he is a chocolate lover. It was a nice break from the traditional birthday cake. It's easy to make, and will definitely take care of any sweet tooth you may be having! Just beware, this cake has absolutely nothing healthy about it...which is why it's so good! I hope you enjoy this as much as my family did!

For The Cake:

16-1 Oz. Squares of Semisweet Chocolate

4 Sticks of Butter

1 Cup of Sugar

1 Cup of Half-and-Half

1 T Vanilla

1/2 t Salt

8 Large Eggs

Take a 10 inch springform pan and spray with cooking spray. In a 3 quart saucepan over low heat, heat the first six ingredients. Stir frequently until mixture is smooth and creamy. In a large bowl, whisk all 8 eggs lightly. Once chocolate mixture has been melted, add it to the slightly beaten eggs. Gently stir until chocolate and eggs have been well blended. (Do not use a mixer for this.) Pour batter into pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean 2 inches from edge. Cool cake completely. Once cool, wrap cake and put in refrigerator for 6 hours. (I let mine sit overnight in the refrigerator.) After cake has set, take out of refrigerator and remove side of pan.

For The Glaze:

1 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Pieces

2 T Butter

3 T Milk

2 T Light Corn Syrup

In a 2 quart saucepan, melt chocolate with butter. Once melted, remove from heat and add milk and corn syrup. Stir until smooth. Spread warm glaze over cake allowing it to drip down the sides. Refrigerate until served.

Tip:

***If you want the cake to be extra decadent take some heavy whipping cream and beat until stiff peaks form. Pipe whip cream around edge or just serve with a doll-up of cream on top. Anyway you serve it, it will be over the top delicious!

This recipe comes from Good Housekeeping.