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Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

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This fluffy and light mousse cake is the most delicious mandarin cake ever! This elegant cake is made with a classic sponge cake, flavors of mandarin, then topped with a simple chocolate ganache and loads of mandarins.

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Every bite of this sweet cake melts in your mouth. This mandarin cake can be made year-round, but we like to enjoy it mostly during the winter season for all of the holiday parties when mandarins are in season. In my childhood, we would have loads of mandarins at home during the winter. They brought us the fresh citrusy flavors that oranges and lemons couldn’t (since they weren’t seasonal). There is so much to do with mandarins. We would always have them available and give them out to friends, serve at the dessert table, and put them in this delicious mandarin mousse cake!

This mandarin cake is topped with a delicious, smooth chocolate ganache. It has only two ingredients and is super easy to make! As a fun decor option, I dipped my mandarins in the delicious chocolate ganache, too. That makes them a delectable treat to top the cake with.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

How to Make A Sponge Cake

The classic sponge cake base is made with just a few ingredients that are usually in my pantry. It’s one of the recipes that I use in many of my cake recipes, it’s simply a no-fail recipe. When making the sponge cake, make sure to first whisk the eggs and sugar well, until they’re almost white in color and are voluminous. Add the dry ingredients by folding gently from the bottom of the bowl. To make the sponge cake moister after it’s baked, cooled down, and sliced, I like to use a simple syrup. I make this by mixing a teaspoon of sugar and a couple of tablespoons of water, then gently pouring the syrup onto the cake, especially on the edges.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients for the cake

Sponge Cake Ingredients

  • Eggs
  • Sugar
  • Vanilla extract
  • Baking powder
  • All-purpose flour: make sure it’s unbleached

Mousse Ingredients

Mandarins in juice: from a can

Jello: Lemon flavored

Heavy whipping cream: Cool whip will work too, just skip the step of whisking it

Powdered sugar: Also known as confectioners sugar

2- Ingredients Chocolate Ganache

Butter: Unsalted

Chocolate chips: Semi-sweet

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Steps

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9″ round cake form.

On high speed, beat 5 large eggs with 1 cup of sugar until a pale yellow color. Add in 1/4 teaspoons of vanilla extract.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Lower the speed to the lowest and add 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1 cup of flour. Mix for one 1 minute then transfer mixture to ready cake form.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate GanacheMandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a tooth pick comes out clean when inserted. Cool down completely.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Strain one can of mandarines and separate the juice and mandarines into separate bowls.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Into the bowl with the juice add 3 ounces of lemon flavored jello (1 packet). Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring after each minute. Or you could go the healthier way and bring it to a boil in a sauce pan. Let it cool down.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

In a medium sized bowl beat 2 cups of heavy whipping cream with 2 Tablespoons of powdered sugar until stiff.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Combine with jello, on lowest speed.
Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Transfer into a form exactly the same size and shape like you made the sponge cake in. Add slices of mandarin to the mousse. Refrigerate until completely set, 45 minutes.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate GanacheMandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

Slice the sponge cake horizontally in the middle. Take the mandarine mousse and put it on top of the bottom slice of cake, cover with the other half. Refrigerate until the ganache is ready.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

How to Make Chocolate Genache

Melt 4 Tablespoons of unsalted butter, stir in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, until smooth. Pour over cake. Optional: dip fresh mandarine slices into ganache for decorating.

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10 Servings
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449 Calories
Time to cook: 2 hr 20 mins
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Ingredients

  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, unbleached
  • 10 oz can mandarines, in juice, strained, divided into separate bowls
  • 3 oz package jello, lemon flavored
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream, 473 ml
  • 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
  • 2 fresh mandarines, for decor, optional
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9″ round cake form.

2

On high speed, beat 5 large eggs with 1 cup of sugar until a pale yellow color. Add in 1/4 teaspoons of vanilla extract.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

3

Lower the speed to the lowest and add 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1 cup of flour. Mix for one 1 minute then transfer mixture to ready cake form.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate GanacheMandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

4

Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a tooth pick comes out clean when inserted. Cool down completely.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

5

Strain one can of mandarines and separate the juice and mandarines into separate bowls.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

6

Into the bowl with the juice add 3 ounces of lemon flavored jello (1 packet). Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring after each minute. Or you could go the healthier way and bring it to a boil in a sauce pan. Let it cool down.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

7

In a medium sized bowl beat 2 cups of heavy whipping cream with 2 Tablespoons of powdered sugar until stiff.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

8

Combine with jello, on lowest speed.
Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

9

Transfer into a form exactly the same size and shape like you made the sponge cake in. Add slices of mandarin to the mousse. Refrigerate until completely set, 45 minutes.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate GanacheMandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

10

Slice the sponge cake horizontally in the middle. Take the mandarine mousse and put it on top of the bottom slice of cake, cover with the other half. Refrigerate until the ganache is ready.

Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache

11

Melt 4 Tablespoons of unsalted butter, stir in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, until smooth. Pour over cake. Optional: dip fresh mandarine slices into ganache for decorating.

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Nutrition Facts
Mandarin Orange Mousse Cake with Citrus and Chocolate Ganache
Amount Per Serving
Calories 449 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 149mg50%
Sodium 130mg6%
Potassium 168mg5%
Carbohydrates 50g17%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 39g43%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 1271IU25%
Vitamin C 13mg16%
Calcium 88mg9%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

About the Author

Marina Rizhkov

I’m Marina, a Mother, Culinary Nutrition Expert, and Blogger. I am so glad you took the time to stop by and treat yourself to some of my recipes. My goal is to give you the knowledge and courage to get out of your comfort cooking zone and cook from scratch! You’ll find a bunch of pictures, nutritional information, and step-by-step instructions to help you achieve tasty homemade meals.

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