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Peanut butter chocolate mousse cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Crust
1 1/4 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped unsalted peanuts
3 T sugar
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 c unsalted butter melted
Mousse
1 1/4 cup peanut butter
1 8oz cream cheese softned
1 1/4 powdered sugar
1 T vanilla
1 1/3 c whipping cream
Topping
1/3 cup additional whipping cream for topping
3 T sugar/topping
2 tsp espresso coffee powder
4 oz semi sweet chocolate chopped/topping
1/2 tsp vanilla/topping
Directions:
Directions:
Heat oven to 325
in med bowl stir together cookie crumbs, peanuts, 3 T sugar, and cinnamon. Add melted butter, stir till evenly moistened. Press into bottom and 1/2 way up sides of 9 inch springform pan, bake 10 mins till firm. Cool
In a large bowl, beat peanut butter and crm cheese at low speed till blended. Add powdered sugar and 1 T vanilla, beat till smooth. In another large bowl, beat 1 1/3 cups of cream at high speed until peaks form.Fold into peanut butter mixture in 3 parts, pour into crust refrigerate while making topping .
Place 1/3 c ream, 3 T sugar, expresso powder in small sauce pan, heat over medium until sugar dissolves , tiny bubbles appear around edge and mixture reaches about 160, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat add chocolate. Let stand 1 minute. Stir till smooth, if necessary return to heat to melt choc completely stiring all the time, stir in the vanilla and let cool 5 mins. Spread topping evenly over mousse filling cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
12
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Nabisco choc wafers, use food processor. I think about 27 cookies to make 1 1/4 cups

 

 

 

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