Ingredients
Cake
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
Mousse Base
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
Mousse, Cake Assembly, and Glaze
- 2/3 cup cherry jam
- 2 tablespoons kirsch (clear cherry brandy)
- 4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon chai-spiced tea leaves or Lapsang souchong smoked black tea leaves (from 1 tea bag)
- 5 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Description
The Way To Anyone's Heart Is Through Chocolate—especially When You Present This Stunning, Heart-shaped Layer Cake From Elizabeth Falkner Of San Francisco's Citizen Cake.
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