Walnut Caramel Mousse Cakes | Mousse Domes with Caramelized Walnuts and Caramel Mirror Glaze

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Walnut Caramel Mousse Cakes | Mousse Domes with Caramelized Walnuts and Caramel Mirror Glaze.

This is one of the most delicious forms of caramel and walnut desserts ever! It consists of a delicious chocolate sheet cake as a base, a delicious and creamy mascarpone cheese mousse with an insert of caramelized walnuts in a nougat like consistency, all topped with a beautiful and tasty caramel glaze! The mascarpone mousse is without eggs and easy to make. You can bake this walnuts caramel dessert either in a single domes or a family sized one cake shape, a caramel walnut entremet! Happy Baking!

Recipe for 12 domes or 20 cm (8 inches) diameter round cake pan

Chocolate Sponge Sheet Cake:
4 Eggs
100g Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Sugar
100g Flour
15g Cocoa Powder
2 Tbsp Warm Water
1/2 tsp baking powder

Caramelized Walnuts:
2 Egg Yolks
45g Sugar (for mixing with the yolks) | 3 tbsp
70g Walnuts | 2/3 Cup
70g Sugar (for the caramel) | 1/3 cup
15ml Water | 1tbsp
70g Butter | 5 tbsp
Pinch of Salt

Mascarpone Mousse:
330g Mascarpone | 10 Oz
50g Icing Sugar | 1/2 cup
230g Whipping Cream | 1 cup
2 Gelatin Sheets or 10g | 1tbsp blooms with 40 ml water
20g Caramel sauce or dulce de lece or 4g (2tsp) instant coffee
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Caramel Mirror Glaze:
300g Heavy Cream | 1 1/4 cup
350g Sugar | 1 3/4 cup
350g water | 1 1/2 cup
24g Corn Starch | 2 1/2 tbsp
8 Gelatine Sheets or 40g | 4tbsp Blooms dissolved in 1/2 cup cold water

Syrup for soaking the sheet Cake:
Boil equal amounts of sugar and water for about 5 minutes. Источник видео youtube.com/watch?v=HAkRav-H7qg