Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Cake
I made this cake for my birthday which is today! Peanut butter and chocolate is my all time favourite combination, so I wanted to make a cake (yes, I bake my own birthday cakesXD) that highlights those flavours. This Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Cake was exactly what I had in mind. If you love peanut butter and chocolate too, you have to try making this cake!
This cake is vegan and gluten free! It’s a no-bake cake, so you don’t need to cook it. The cake looks impressive but it’s, actually, very easy to make! You’ll only need seven ingredients.
Both the chocolate mousse and the peanut butter mousse contain coconut milk which gives them such a creamy texture. Just remember to use the thick part of the canned coconut milk. I usually put the cans in the refrigerator a night before, so it’s easier to scoop the coconut cream from the top of the can.
Peanut butter cups are my favourite kind of candy! This Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Cake was inspired by them. There are two layers of chocolate mousse and one peanut butter mousse layer in between. I also sprinkled some peanuts on top, so this cake is kind of a combination of Reese’s peanut butter cups and Snickers.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup almond flour or oat flour (3,5 dl)
- 3 tablespoons cacao powder
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil (or melted butter if not vegan) (0,6 dl)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Chocolate Mousse
- 3 cups dark chocolate chips (400 g)
- 1 1/2 cup coconut milk (the thick part) (3,5dl)
Peanut Butter Mousse
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (1,2 dl)
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup coconut milk (the thick part) (1,2 – 1,8 dl)
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
Crust
- Mix the almond flour and cacao powder together
- Add the melted coconut oil and maple syrup and stir until combined
- Press the mixture into a (20 cm/ 8-inch) greased cake tin
- Let set in the fridge for about an hour
Chocolate Mousse
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave
- Add the coconut milk and stir until smooth (if the coconut milk is really cold the chocolate might set too quickly and get clumpy, then you can just microwave the mousse for a few seconds and mix until smooth)
Peanut Butter Mousse
- Mix the peanut butter, coconut milk and maple syrup together
- First, pour a layer of chocolate mousse (1/2 of the chocolate mousse) on top of the crust. Then add the peanut butter mousse on top. Lastly, add another layer of chocolate mousse
- Let set in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. When set, you can drizzle some peanut butter and melted dark chocolate on top and you could also add some peanuts as a "decoration"