Flourless Chocolate Cake With Creamy Mousse Recipes

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper or waxed paper; butter paper. Wrap outside of pan with foil. Stir chocolate and butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm, stirring often.
• Using electric mixer, beat egg yolks and 6 tablespoons sugar in large bowl until mixture is very thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Fold lukewarm chocolate mixture into yolk mixture, then fold in vanilla extract. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in another large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 6 tablespoons sugar, beating until medium-firm peaks form. Fold whites into chocolate mixture in 3 additions. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake cake until top is puffed and cracked and tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack (cake will fall).
• Gently press down crusty top to make evenly thick cake. Using small knife, cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Remove pan sides. Place 9-inch-diameter tart pan bottom or cardboard round atop cake. Invert cake onto tart pan bottom. Peel off parchment paper.
• Make glaze:
• Bring cream and corn syrup to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth.
• Place cake on rack set over baking sheet. Spread 1/2 cup glaze smoothly over top and sides of cake. Freeze until almost set, about 3 minutes. Pour remaining glaze over cake; smooth sides and top. Place cake on platter. Chill until glaze is firm, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; store at room temperature.) Garnish with chocolate shavings or leaves. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Spray bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray; dust side with 2 tsp. sugar.
• Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form; set aside. Microwave semi-sweet chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 45 sec. Stir in 1/2 cup of the remaining sugar. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, stirring after each until blended. Stir in sour cream.
• Add egg whites to chocolate mixture in batches, gently stirring after each until blended. Stir in nuts. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
• Melt white chocolate as directed on package. Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add white chocolate; mix well. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spread over cake. Refrigerate 4 hours.