Lemon Mousse Cake
For an easy and delicious dessert, try this Lemon Mousse Cake. It’s not zingy, creamy and buttery — but it doesn’t require any baking! To make a lightened up version of this cake, simply swap full-fat cream cheese for a low-fat variety.
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Ingredients
- 2½ cups Nilla wafers, finely ground
- 5 Tbs. butter, melted
- 2½ cups heavy cream
- ¾ cup + 1 Tbs. sugar
- 2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, at room temp.
- 1 cup lemon curd
- 2 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1½ tsp. grated lemon zest
- 2 (¼ oz.) envs. unflavored gelatin
- Halved lemon slices
Instructions
Grease bottom of 8"x3" springform pan. Mix crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of pan; chill 20 min. On medium-high speed, beat 13⁄4 cups cream and 1⁄4 cup sugar until stiff. In separate bowl, on medium, beat cream cheese and 1⁄2 cup sugar until smooth; beat in 3⁄4 cup curd, juice and zest. In 1-qt. microwavesafe bowl, stir 1⁄4 cup water into gelatin; let stand 5 min. Microwave until melted, 15 sec. Stir in 1 cup cream cheese mixture; stir back into remaining cheese mixture. Fold in whipped cream. Transfer to pan. Cover; chill 6 hrs.
On medium-high, beat remaining cream and sugar until stiff. Transfer to pastry bag fitted with star tip. Remove side of pan. Pipe cream on cake; spoon on remaining curd. Add lemons.
Nutrition
- Calories: 450
- Fat: 31 gram
- Saturated Fat: 20 gram
- Protein: 3 gram
- Carbohydrate: 40 gram
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
- Sugar: 38 gram
- Sodium: 120 mg
