Chocolate raspberry birthday cake :)

Hi there :) I usually have a lot of things I'd like to share with you but I often forget or remember when I'm in bed, ready for sleep (and NO, I won't get out of bed to write a blogpost) :D

Today there is a birthday cake - a fairly simple one, when it comes to making it and also the flavors are fairly simple and easy-going...

Cake base:

One bowl chocolate cake - Martha Stewart knows her stuff, and there are a lot of recipes on her site I'd like to try :)

Raspberry mousse:

2dl of raspberry jam (preferably made by yourself)

3dl heavy whipping cream

2 tbs gelatin

2 Tbs cold water (at least here in Sweden you mix the gelatin w/ cold water, let it sit for a couple of minutes, heat the paste gently until it the mix melts and then whipping it into the raspberry-heavy cream mixture)

1.5dl frozen or partially frozen raspberries

Whip the heavy cream and the jam (ofc you can use what ever kind of berries you like) a couple of minutes - mix in the gelatin and the half frozen berries. When I use this mousse in a cake I directly pour it on the base and let it settle w/ the cake in the fridge when I'm done...

This cake had four layers of cake base and three layers of mousse.

I covered it w/ a chocolate cream cheese frosting

300 g cream cheese, softened

500 g confectioners' sugar

75 g butter, softened

15 ml vanilla extract

55 g unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tbs chili powder (the non smokey one :))

Mix all the ingredients together, and let sit in the fridge a while. Taste and decide if you more chili or if it's enough - cover the cake with frosting and top it of with A LOT of fresh raspberries :)

ENJOY <3