Almond Sponge Cake with Silky Chocolate Mousse

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Ingredients

  • 1½ cups almond flour
  • ¾ cup matzo meal
  • 1½ tsp kosher salt
  • 8 large eggs, separated
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • Silky Chocolate Mousse (Recipe follows)
  • Powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a (12- x 17-inch) jellyroll pan with cooking spray; line with parchment paper, and spray again.
  2. Stir together almond flour, matzo meal, and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. Beat egg yolks and sugars at medium-high speed with an electric mixer in a large bowl until thick and pale, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add almond flour mixture, beating to combine; stir in almond extract.
  5. Beat egg whites in a clean large bowl at medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
  6. Stir one-third of beaten egg whites into egg yolk mixture to lighten. Gently fold remaining egg whites into egg yolk mixture. Spoon into prepared pan, smoothing top with a spatula.
  7. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back lightly when touched and edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan.
  8. Invert cooled cake onto a cutting board; gently peel off parchment.
  9. Cut cake into three (9-x 5-inch) rectangles. Place one layer of cake in bottom of a 9-x 5-inch loaf pan lined with plastic wrap; spread about ¼ cup Silky Chocolate Mousse over cake. Top with a second cake rectangle, mousse, and remaining cake rectangle.
  10. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and chill at least 4 hours.
  11. Invert cake onto a platter and gently peel of plastic wrap; sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Cut into slices to serve.

Nutritional Information

Main Total
Servings 6
Fat (g) 0 0
Sat. Fat (g) 0 0
Protein (g) 0 0
Carb (g) 0 0
Fiber (g) 0 0
Sodium (mg) 0 0

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