Lime Cheese Mousse Cake Recipes

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A slice of lime cheese mousse cake

Ingredients

Sponge

  • 180g sponge mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 45g butter (melted)

    • Lime mousse

  • 150 g of cream cheese
  • 50 g of caster sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 50 ml of milk
  • 2 tsp of gelatin powder
  • 2 tbsp of water
  • 1 tbsp of grated lime rind
  • 5 tbsp of lime juice
  • 220 g of fresh cream (whipped)

    • Preparation

    1. To make sponge cake, preheat oven to 180°C; line bottom of a 18cm (7-in) cake tin with greaseproof paper.
    2. Beat sponge mix, eggs and lime juice in a mixer with high speed until light and fluffy.
    3. Turn to low speed, fold in melted butter until well blended.
    4. Spread batter into prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. Split into 3 layers.
    5. To make mousse, stirring cream cheese, sugar, egg yolks and milk in a heatproof bowl over simmering water until mixture melted and thickens.
    6. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
    7. Stir gelatin powder with hot water or stirring over simmering water until melted.
    8. Add into cheese mixture, mix well. Fold in grated lime, lime juice and whipped cream.
    9. To assemble, place a slice of sponge cake into baking tin. Spread with mousse.
    10. Continue layering until finished. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
    11. Remove cake, decorate with candies, fruits or as desired.

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