Mousse cake with prunes and nuts

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.

2. Step 2:

   

   Chop the nuts finely.

3. Step 3:

   

   Beat an egg with 120 grams of sugar for 4-5 minutes until a persistent foam.

4. Step 4:

   

   Add 120 grams of sour cream and beat well again.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add the dry mixture to the liquid and knead the dough quickly.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add chopped nuts, gently and quickly mix.

7. Step 7:

   

   Put the dough in a baking paper-lined mold, smooth it out. Bake in a preheated 180 degree oven. In the form of 24 cm - 30 minutes, in the form of 20 cm - 40 minutes.

8. Step 8:

   

   Let the finished cake cool for 5 minutes in the mold, take it out and put it on a board or grill.

10. Step 9:

    

    Cover the hot cake with 50 grams of sour cream and leave to cool on the grill.

11. Step 10:

    

    Gelatin pour 100 ml of water and leave to swell according to the instructions on the bag. Rinse the prunes, dry them. If it is hard, pre-pour warm water for 30 minutes.

12. Step 11:

    

    Chop the prunes into puree with a meat grinder or blender. It is better to be as small as possible so that the mousse is more homogeneous.

13. Step 12:

    

    Kefir, 100 grams of sugar and 200 grams of sour cream whisk for 4-5 minutes.

14. Step 13:

    

    Add prune puree, vanilla, melted gelatin and beat for another 5 minutes. In the process of whipping, add soda.

15. Step 14:

    

    Place the completely cooled cake in the ring from the mold. The ring can be wrapped in plastic wrap.

16. Step 15:

    

    Pour the mousse on the cake and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.