Description
These Fruit-Shaped Mousse Cakes are stunning, mirror-glazed entremet-style desserts crafted to look like realistic pieces of fruit—vibrant peaches, glossy apples, lemons, and pears. Each mousse cake features a velvety fruit-flavored mousse, a soft sponge or biscuit bottom, and a brilliant colored glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Fruit Mousse (Choose Flavor)
(Peach, mango, raspberry, lemon, or apple flavored)
- 1 ½ cups fruit purée (peach, mango, raspberry, lemon curd, or apple purée)
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp gelatin powder + 3 tbsp cold water
- 1 ¼ cups heavy cream (cold), whipped to soft peaks
For the Sponge Base (Optional)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Mirror Glaze
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tbsp gelatin powder + 4 tbsp cold water
- 8 oz white chocolate, chopped
- Gel food coloring (colors depending on fruit: yellow, red, green, peach, orange)
For Decoration
- Small chocolate sticks or pretzels (to create stems)
- Edible leaves or mint leaves
Instructions
1. Make the Fruit Mousse
- Bloom gelatin: sprinkle gelatin over cold water and let sit 5 minutes.
- Heat fruit purée, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan until warm.
- Add bloomed gelatin and whisk until fully dissolved.
- Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
- Fold in whipped cream until smooth and airy.
- Pipe mousse into silicone fruit-shaped molds, filling ¾ full.
- Add a small round of sponge cake (optional) to the center.
- Freeze at least 4–6 hours, or overnight.
2. Make the Sponge Base (Optional)
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Beat eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add flour, baking powder, and vanilla; mix gently.
- Spread batter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake 8–10 minutes, then cool and cut small discs to fit molds.
3. Prepare the Mirror Glaze
- Bloom gelatin in cold water.
- In a saucepan, heat sugar, water, and condensed milk until simmering.
- Remove from heat and add chopped white chocolate.
- Stir until melted and smooth.
- Add bloomed gelatin and whisk until fully dissolved.
- Strain to remove bubbles.
- Tint glaze with gel food coloring, depending on the fruit:
- Peach: orange + red + a touch of yellow
- Apple: red, green, or yellow
- Lemon: bright yellow
- Pear: green + yellow
- Cool glaze to 90–95°F (32–34°C).
4. Glaze the Frozen Mousse Cakes
- Remove frozen mousse shapes from molds.
- Place on a wire rack with a tray underneath.
- Pour mirror glaze evenly over each cake until fully coated.
- Add chocolate “stems” and edible leaves.
5. Serve
- Chill glazed cakes for 1 hour to set.
- Serve cold for best texture.
Notes
- Silicone fruit molds are essential for a realistic shape.
- Color blending (airbrushing or two-tone glaze) creates an ultra-realistic fruit appearance.
- Work quickly when glazing—cakes must be frozen solid.
- Prep Time: PT45M
- Cook Time: PT10M
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mousse cake
- Calories: 310 Kcal
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
