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Passion Fruit Mousse Cake

Angelina
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Brazilian
Servings 16

Ingredients 

Cake

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup passion fruit juice pour fresh juice over sieve to remove seeds and pulp
  • 1/2 cup mineral water

Mousse

  • 1 envelope gelatin
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup passion fruit concentrate
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Frosting

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2/3 cup passion fruit juice

Instructions 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Prepare 3 8-in round cake pans by lightly greasing and flouring them. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time. Continue beating on high speed for about 3 more minutes.
  • In a separate large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Reduce speed. Add juice and mineral water.
  • Gently stir in dry ingredients.
  • Evenly distribute batter into prepared cake pans and bake 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and let cook in pans for 5 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and let cool completely on a cooling rack.

Mousse

  • In a small bowl, bloom gelatin by sprinkling it over 3 tbsp water. Set aside for 5-10 minutes.
  • In another bowl, beat egg whites until firm peaks.
  • In a blender, blend condensed milk and passion fruit concentrate.
  • Stir in cream and dissolved gelatin.
  • Transfer to large bowl and fold in egg whites.
  • Cover and chill in refrigerator until firm.

Frosting

  • Combine sugar and water in medium heavy-bottomed saucepan.
  • Simmer without stirring until syrup-like.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
  • On medium speed, carefully add sugar syrup in a slow steady stream down the side of the bowl.
  • Beat on high speed until fluffy, light, and cool (about 7 minutes).

Assembly

  • Line an 8-inch springform pan with plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
  • Place on cake layer in pan, then brush layer with 3 tbsp of passion fruit juice. Add 1 cup of mousse to layer and spread evenly.
  • Gently place second layer and repeat process.
  • Add final layer and brush with remaining passion fruit juice.
  • Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set (minimum 2 hours).
  • Remove from refrigerator, and gently remove from pan.
  • Cover cake with frosting and serve!
  • Optional
  • Add pineapple flowers as a decoration. Instruction can be found here.
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