Method

Cake Base

• Preheat over to 150 degrees. 
• Place milk and tartar in a small glass, stir and set aside for 5mins
• In a bowl combine the oil, egg and vanilla
• Sift flour, cocoa, sugar baking soda and baking powder into a separate bowl. 
• Add milk solution to oil mix. 
• Add wet mix to the dry mix. 
• Mix to combine, then slowly add hot water and mix until it becomes a batter. 

Chocolate Mousse

• Sprinkle gelatine over cold water. Stir slowly and leave to set. 
• Separate egg yolks and whites. 
• Put sugar and 125ml water into a pan and leave on stove top. 
• Melt chocolate. 
• Add cream to another bowl ready to whip. 
• Put sugar and water onto a medium heat stirring until sugar has dissolved. 
• Once sugar has dissolved, take the pan off the heat and slowly whisk in egg yolks. Keep whisking until its all mixed in. 
• Put the pan back on the heat and keep cooking till the bottom of the mix starts to get thick. 
• Remove from stove and pour through a sieve into a bowl. Add gelatine into hot mix and leave to melt. 
• Whip cream until soft. 
• Pour melted chocolate into egg mix and beat with electric whisk. 
• Get a large bowl, pour in the whipped cream, then the chocolate mix. Whip together until there are no bubbles.
• Pour onto chocolate cake base and place in fridge to set for 4-5 hours.