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Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling

February 4, 2011 by Louise 71 Comments

chocolate cake with raspberry filling

This chocolate chip cake was the very first cake recipe that I tried out for my first decorated cake. Now seven years later it is still one of my most used recipes. I got the recipe from a danish online cake community but I have made some changes over time. I like to use it for layered cakes, cake bites, 3D cakes or just plain with a spread of thin royal icing and sprinkles on top.

I always like to use a filling together with this chocolate cake. Chocolate ganache or fruit mousse. I used to use a store bought mousse mixture but nothing beats a good home made fruit mousse. So when I saw a tv program with a danish pastry chef making raspberry mousse I thought I would give it a try.

I hope that you will enjoy the chocolate chip cake with raspberry filling just as much as I do.

Chocolate chip cake
Raspberry mousse

Happy Caking!

Louise

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  1. Elaine

    April 17, 2017 at 8:35 PM

    Hi Louise
    I love this recipe and made it a few years ago for my mother’s birthday. I’ve just gone to the kitchen all set to make it for my daughter’s 4th birthday tomorrow and the recipes won’t load! My internet is fine and I’ve tried on phone, tablet and laptop, but it says the server isn’t responding. Does anyone have a cope of this recipe PLEASE because I am on a timeframe and losing time quickly!
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Sydney Winkler

      April 18, 2017 at 10:02 AM

      The recipes should be there now. The site was down for design changes yesterday. We apologize for the inconvenience! Happy baking!

      Reply
  2. Bridget

    September 4, 2013 at 10:41 PM

    Hi, thank you so much for sharing the recipe for the raspberry mousse. I made a chocolate layer cake for my husband’s birthday yesterday and it was really delicious. We’re not keen on very sweet frosting/fillings so the mousse was just perfect. I also put a little whipped cream and grated chocolate on top with the candles just for effect. Will definitely make it again.

    Reply
  3. Irene

    June 10, 2012 at 6:01 AM

    Hi I have a quick question about the gelatine sheets used in the mousse. there are different types of gelatine sheets. for example I can get sheets of titanium strength. I have also seen gold strength. does it matter what type???

    Reply
    • Louise

      June 10, 2012 at 10:04 AM

      We only have one type of gelatine sheets here in Denmark, so I don’t know which strength you should use. Sorry.

      Reply
  4. Cathlene

    April 24, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    Hi Louise
    I love your blog and finally had a go at this chocolate chip cake, but using gluten-free flour. Unfortunately the mix was very runny and the choc chips sank to the bottom. The cake didn’t really rise and is very dense. It tastes great though so I want to have another go. Before I start playing around with quantities of flour (adjustment sometimes required with gluten-free), can you please let me know roughly how many mls the orange juice amounts to for you with your ‘large’ oranges. The oranges I used were quite large and I’m wondering if they were just too big.
    Thanks, and keep inspiring!
    Cathlene

    Reply
    • Louise

      April 24, 2012 at 8:30 PM

      Firstly it is a very runny/thin cake batter so nothing wrongs there. However you can mix the choc chips with a little flour just before adding them to the mixture. This helps to prevent them from all sinking. Also try and chop some of the chips too.

      You should be using about 300 ml of orange juice. I hope that you succeed with the gluten-free adjustments 🙂

      Reply
  5. Karen

    April 19, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Why can you not use a fan oven for some of your cakes?

    Reply
    • Louise

      April 24, 2012 at 8:46 PM

      It’s not that you can’t do it. I just never use the fan for my cakes. I find that it makes a hard crust and that the top of the cake bakes faster than than the rest of the cake.

      Reply
  6. Janessa

    February 28, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    Would i be able to melt the chocolate chips for the batter for a deeper chocolate taste? Would that effect anything in a negative way?

    Reply
    • Louise

      February 29, 2012 at 7:58 PM

      I have never tried this with melted chocolate all these year that I have baked this cake. Always used the choc chips. So I can only say that you will have to try it out.

      Reply
  7. Janessa

    February 28, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    What temp would i use to bake this cake?

    Reply
  8. Laura

    February 17, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    I am thinking of using this recipe as a birthday cake for my little sister, would it still work if i used orange buttercream in the place of the mousse ?
    Also, does the recipe make enough to fill 3 shallow 8 inch cake pans ?
    Thanks,
    Laura x

    Reply
    • Louise

      February 18, 2012 at 11:46 AM

      You want to make three cakes as in three layers? and not splitting any of the three cakes? How tall are your pans?

      Reply
  9. Kimberly Smoak

    November 15, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    the links aren’t working for me. Has anyone else had this problem?

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      November 15, 2011 at 10:59 PM

      We are trying to look at it, but at the moment it seems that all goes wrong 🙁 It’s really frustrating.
      Fra: Disqus [mailto:]
      Sendt: 15. november 2011 19:31
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  10. suzy

    April 6, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    this cake suitable for rolled fondant as well ?

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      April 6, 2011 at 11:24 AM

      Yes, just crumb coat with Italian/swiss meringue butter cream and cover with rolled fondant. You do need to store the cake in the refrigerator because of the mousse filling.

      Reply
      • Madi9underwood

        September 12, 2011 at 10:28 PM

        do you have any recpies for chocolate mouse

      • Anonymous

        November 8, 2011 at 6:14 PM

        Sorry. No recipe for chocolate mousse.

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  11. bakedelicious

    April 1, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    Thanks for the inspiration. Thought you might like to see my interpretation of your beautiful cake. I love your blog by the way… very good readying.

    https://bakedelicious.net/2011/04/01/chocolate-and-raspberry-mousse-cake/

    Reply
  12. bakedelicious

    April 1, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    Thanks for the inspiration. Thought you might like to see my interpretation of your beautiful cake. I love your blog by the way… very good readying.

    https://bakedelicious.net/2011/04/01/chocolate-and-raspberry-mousse-cake/

    Reply
  13. Suzanne Noordewier

    February 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    This cake is sitting in the oven as we speak.. and it’s HUGE! Thanks for sharing your fantastic recipes!

    Suzanne

    Reply
  14. Anonymous

    February 11, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    I’m sorry that you had a bad experience but luckily we all have different tastes 🙂

    Reply
  15. Claus Dalby

    February 11, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    Kære Louise, jeg er fuld af beundring over dine frembringelser. Du er en utrolig dygtig håndværker.

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 14, 2011 at 8:15 PM

      Kære Claus, Tusind tak! Din kommentar betyder meget for mig.

      Reply
  16. Crystal_tan1993

    February 9, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Hmm, may i ask if i bake th chocolate cake and prepare the mousse on a wednesday night, and i store both separtely. And i decorated and do the layering on thursday morning. am i able to keep the cake till sunday afternoon?

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    • Anonymous

      February 9, 2011 at 12:36 PM

      Firstly you need to do the filling/layering the same day you make the mousse because the mousse will set “firm”. Also I would not recommend to make it 4 days ahead. I fill my cakes Friday if they will be eaten sat/sun. Depending on how you will decorate the cake, then you can freeze the cake if you are in short time. To do so, level the cake and assemble it with the mousse like shown here: https://cakejournal.com/archives/cake-tins and place it straight after in the freezer still in the cake pan. Take it out Friday morning and let it thaw in the refrigerator until Saturday where you decorate the cake. If that’s possible of course.

      Reply
      • Crystal_tan1993

        February 9, 2011 at 5:19 PM

        Hmm, what if I do the layering and decorating together on thursday morning. am i able to keep the cake till sat?

      • Anonymous

        February 10, 2011 at 7:33 AM

        You can but remember that the cake must be kept in the refrigerator…

  17. Esther_tan1996

    February 9, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Hmm, may i ask will the taste be affected if i use blueberries instead of raspberries?

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 9, 2011 at 12:37 PM

      I have not tried it with other fruits yet, than raspberry.

      Reply
  18. Ellie Sue

    February 9, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Just found your blog, I am new to cake decorating, and this is great!! thanks! https://elliecartebaking.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  19. Linda

    February 8, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    I made this cake today and it is the best recipe I’ve ever tried! The cake turned out perfect. I’m saving this! Thanks for sharing Louise 🙂

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 8, 2011 at 10:09 PM

      Yeah!!!! So glad that you liked it Linda 🙂

      Reply
  20. Nkarastamati

    February 7, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Beautiful!!! How many grams is each gelatine sheet because here in Greece different brands have different weight and we count everything in grams.

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 7, 2011 at 7:16 PM

      The gelatine sheets that I have used weigh 1.7 grams each…. Hope that helps?

      Reply
  21. Joy

    February 7, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    Ohh this looks great. I love the combos for the cake.

    Reply
  22. Claire

    February 6, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Hi Louise

    I have recently discovered your blog and I am addicted. After being made redundany this year I have decided to try and make some money out of my hobby …baking and cake decorating. I would like to give this cake a go for a baby shower I am doing for the weekend. I will be making it in a 10″ square cake pan. Do you know how I should adjust the cooking times/temp for it?

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 6, 2011 at 11:24 PM

      Well I have been baking this in three different ovens now and I still haven’t a final cooking time for it. I always set the timer for 1 hour and then go from there. I often bake a lower temp and then a little longer. Cakes gets best this way. I hope you like it 🙂

      Reply
  23. Anonymous

    February 5, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    I have added how much gelatin powder to use.

    Reply
  24. Anonymous

    February 5, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    I have it in two sizes 🙂

    Reply
  25. Anonymous

    February 5, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    No, I don’t think so 🙂 I have added the gelatin powder too.

    Reply
  26. Anonymous

    February 5, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    No, it just makes them better after freezing 🙂

    Reply
  27. Anonymous

    February 5, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Copy past into notepad.

    Reply
  28. Anonymous

    February 5, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    I have added how much gelatin powder you should use in the recipe.

    Reply
  29. Anonymous

    February 5, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    I’m not sure that I understand your question? Can’t you use the cup measurements for the recipe?

    Reply
  30. Anonymous

    February 5, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    I think you can. I have edited the recipe. It should be around 5 tsp of gelatin instead of sheets. How much are there in the envelopes and how much water are needed? Thanks

    Reply
  31. Kathy

    February 5, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    This looks so good! I just love your website and have tried several of your recipes. Thanks so much for sharing with all of us!

    Reply
  32. Kath Mckeown

    February 5, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    Hi Louise,
    How long does this cake last I am doing my daughters wedding cake and I would like to do this for one of the layers.

    kath.

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 11:05 PM

      You can store the cake well wrapped for 1 week. Or you can freeze it. This is only for the cake. If you use the raspberry mousse it will last for max.3 days

      Reply
  33. Karen

    February 5, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    OMGosh…I love this cake plate. Is it old or could I find it somewhere? I have just discovered your sight…can’t wait to get to “know” you!!!

    Karen

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 10:54 PM

      I bought the cake stand in Copenhagen last year. Don’t know if it can be found elsewhere.

      Reply
  34. Kinnaryr

    February 5, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    Hi.. (1) Instead of fresh berries.. can i use the strawberry crush? the texture of the crush is similar.. thick and sweet. Pls advice.
    (2)Also is there a need to add sugar syrup to moisten the sponge before applying the mousse?

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 10:57 PM

      I can only say that you would have to try? I am not familiar with strawberry crush. You can use frozen raspberries. I will be adding a strawberry mousse recipe soon.

      It is not a sponge cake but you can add a little sugar syrup if you like.

      Reply
  35. Raphaellebakes

    February 4, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    hemmm…. delicious.. I love chocolate cake.. but never try “the raspberry mousse”.. lovely pink color.. gut for girl b’day… can i copy your recipe please?? thanks for sharing.. bless you

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM

      The recipe was published for you guys to use so of course you can use it too 🙂 If you use it on a blog or similar a ref mention would be nice.

      Reply
  36. Cakebreak

    February 4, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Wow, I’ve never thought that orange juice would go with chocolate chip cake. I’ll have to try it. Your cake is perfectly leveled and I love the beautiful contrast colors of dark brown and speckled pink. How long would you be able to keep the mousse filling out of fridge?

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 10:11 PM

      You can’t really taste the orange juice but it does something with the cake. I have to thank my Agbay cake leveler for the leveling 🙂

      Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 10:11 PM

      You can’t really taste the orange juice but it does something with the cake. I have to thank my Agbay cake leveler for the leveling 🙂

      Reply
  37. I_AM_PAM_10

    February 4, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Not a raspberry fan, but I have a lot of customers that are, so this will be tried for sure on my next order. I have a question…When you say you sometimes spread a thin layer royal icing and sprinkles…Royal icing that gets crunchy hard or do you have another version of a royal icing? Thanks, I so enjoy your emails and posts.

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 10:10 PM

      I just either a royal icing that I thin with water, or you can also just mix powdered sugar with a little boiling water. The last one will not get as crunchy as the first one.

      Reply
  38. Rita

    February 4, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    So how do you keep your mousse filling so perfectly even with the sides of your cake? Mine always bulges.

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 10:07 PM

      I scrape off any excess mousse. You can see how I fill my cakes here: https://cakejournal.com/archives/cake-tins

      Reply
  39. Anne

    February 4, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Mmmm, looks delicious! Thanks!

    Reply
  40. Becky

    February 4, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Mmmm….what I love most is the layers of filling are as thick as the layers of cake! We all know the point of eating cake is to eat the filling and icing 🙂

    Reply
  41. Dante

    February 4, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    I’ve always loved these two colors; they go so well together and they taste fantastic. Cheers.

    Reply
  42. Anna ♥ Sugarized

    February 4, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Oh my gosh, Louise! When I read the title of the post, I’m sold! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe! 🙂

    Reply
  43. Andreadrkopp

    February 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Hi Louise,
    I have a question about the mousse…
    As fondant cannot be stored in the refrigerator, is it safe to leave this cake at room temperature for some hours (because of the heavy cream) ?
    thanks

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      February 5, 2011 at 9:48 PM

      You can store fondant cakes in the refrigerator. The problem is when you take the cold fondant cake out and condensation starts (sweating cake) I take my cakes out 1 hour before serving and usually this will be enough for the cake to “dry up” if not a small fan can help. Most important is NOT to touch the fondant while its “wet”. Its worst around summertime or if the humidity is very high.

      When my cake is covered with fondant and ready to be put in the refrigerator I place it in a cardboard cake box if the cake can fit inside. This can help a bit avoiding the condensation when taking out the cake.

      I have never had any problems with the fondant starting to melt or so. I have been making cakes this way for 7 years now and since we here in Denmark, Sweden and Norway make cakes with fruit mousse we always store them in the refrigerator. If it is a cake with butter cream I would not store it in the refrigerator. Cakes with ganache I would store in my basement where it has a cool temp. But when using mousse you have to store it cold or it will not get firm. I store my fondant in the refrigerator too. Any top decorations and so are place on the cake just before serving.

      Reply
  44. Paula

    February 4, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    hi louise,
    beautiful cake and colours……
    in summer we have lots of raspberries in the garden, so i will give a try…….
    gr paula

    Reply

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