Name: Chocolate-and-cherry mousse cake with mirror glaze
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: serving
Cuisine: Desserts & Baking
Ingredients: For the chocolate biscuit layer: ,Woolworths choc-chip crunchies 1x 200gpacket ,Woolworths ginger snap biscuits 1x 250 g packet ,dark chocolate, melted 100 g ,butter, melted 3 T ,For the cherry compote layer: ,gelatine leaves 2 ,frozen cherries 4 cups ,sugar ½ cup , lemon juice 2 T,water 2 T ,cornflour 2T ,vanilla paste 1 t ,lemon, zested 1 ,For the chocolate mousse layer: ,dark chocolate 100 g , gelatine 5 leaves,free-range egg yolks 5 ,vanilla paste 1 t ,salt 1/4t ,ground cinnamon ¼ t ,castor sugar 1/2 cup,whipping cream 2 cups ,For the mirror glaze: ,gelatine powder 10 g ,cold water 60g ,caster sugar 150g ,glucose 150g ,water 75 g ,condensed milk 100g ,dark chocolate, chopped 150 g ,maroon food colouring 2drops ,To decorate: ,fresh cherries 100 g ,edible gold dust

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