Description
Bring a white Christmas into your home with this decadent White Christmas Mousse Cake. A creamy white chocolate mousse rests on a crunchy pistachio and shortbread base, topped with festive cherries and gold cachous. This showstopping dessert is make-ahead friendly and perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 135g shortbread biscuits
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup pistachios, plus extra to decorate
- 1 Tbsp pure icing sugar, sifted
- 75g unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tsp gelatine powder
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 250g white chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups thickened cream, plus 300ml extra for decorating
- 75g glace cherries, chopped, plus extra whole cherries for serving
- Silver and gold cachous, for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a 20cm springform cake pan and line the base and sides with baking paper.
- In a food processor, pulse shortbread, coconut, and 1/4 cup pistachios until fine crumbs form. Add melted butter and icing sugar, then pulse to combine. Press mixture into the pan base and bake for 15 minutes. Cool completely.
- Hydrate gelatine by sprinkling it over water in a small bowl. Heat milk in a saucepan until just simmering, then stir in the gelatine until dissolved.
- Pour the hot milk mixture over white chocolate in a large bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth. Cool completely.
- Whip 1 1/2 cups cream to stiff peaks. Gradually fold into the white chocolate mixture in three additions. Fold in remaining pistachios and cherries.
- Pour mousse over the cooled base, smoothing the surface. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Beat the extra cream to firm peaks and pipe over a third of the cake’s top using a St. Honore or fluted tip.
- Decorate with extra cherries, chopped pistachios, and gold cachous.
Notes
- To simplify, use a regular piping tip or dollop cream on top.
- Store the cake covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Swap pistachios for almonds or macadamia nuts, and cherries for cranberries if desired.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes + 4 hours resting time
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Approx. 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 25g
- Fat: 28g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg