Conti's Frozen Mango Bravo Cake: Cashew Wafers, Chocolate Mousse, Cream, Mangoes | Cooking with Kurt

[Music] hi everyone this is cooking with kurt today my husband donald and i are going to show you how to make a mango bravo cake this recipe was requested by a lot of you so we hope you like this video the mango bravo is a frozen cake made of layers of cashew meringue wafers chocolate mousse whipped cream with mango cubes and then drizzled with a chocolate shell so it's a combination of three cakes we've made before the sans rival cake with the cashew meringue wafers the chocolate mousse cake and the mango supreme the links to those recipe videos are in the description section below and because there's multiple components of this cake and because of the long baking time of the thick meringue wafers we suggest making it across two separate days exactly so for the first day of this recipe we're going to make the cashew meringue wafers simmering similar to the salsa ball cake take 12 eggs and separate them into egg yolks and egg whites keep the 12 egg whites together in a big stainless steel or glass mixing bowl and let them come to room temperature separate 4 egg yolks from the other egg yolks in a small mixing bowl save the 8 remaining egg yolks to use for another dish then preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit take a sheet pan add one and a half cups of cashews and spread them evenly in the pan toast these cashews in your preheated oven at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 10 minutes or until they are golden brown let these cool completely to room temperature when the cashews come to room temperature turn down your oven to 225 degrees fahrenheit then take two sheet pans that can fit three eight inch circles between them line these sheet pans with parchment paper then in a food processor add in the one and a half cups of toasted cashews half a cup of powdered sugar and 1 4 cup of corn starch pulse this until they are mixed and the cashews are very fine the cashews should look like a powder then take the bowl of 12 room temperature egg whites and beat the egg whites on low speed till they become frothy then increase the beaters to medium speed and add in one teaspoon of cream of tartar when the cream of tartar has fully dissolved very slowly add in 3 4 cup of granulated sugar 1 tablespoon at a time adding the sugar too quickly may deflate the egg whites when all the sugar has been added increase the beaters to high speed and continue beating till the sugar has completely dissolved i.e you can't feel any sugar grains anymore and the meringue forms stiff glossy peaks like this then one third at a time carefully add in the cashew powder mixture into the meringue as well as one teaspoon of vanilla extract and carefully fold it in trying your best not to knock out any air from the meringue fold it in just until it is evenly mixed then we're going to take three eight inch cake rings placing two of them on one sheet pan about half an inch apart and the third cake ring in the other sheet pan do not grease the sides or bottom surfaces divide the cashew meringue mixture evenly into the three prepared rings with a small spoon smoothen and flatten the top as much as possible we're going to bake these in our preheated oven at 225 degrees fahrenheit for eight hours or until the meringue wafers are completely dry crisp and golden brown the low temperature and long baking time is needed for these thick meringue circles to remove all the moisture from the egg whites and create a hollow and dry wafer without burning the outer layer of meringue after eight hours of baking at 225 degrees fahrenheit just switch the oven off and leave them in the closed door oven overnight we're gonna leave them overnight so that they come to room temperature slowly the next day the room temperature meringue wafers should sound hollow if you gently knock on it with a spoon lift them off the parchment paper and carefully remove the wafers from the ring if they are completely dry it should come off the parchment paper quite easily if necessary insert a small knife between the wafer and the rings to separate them where they're stuck set these meringue wafers aside next we're going to make the chocolate mousse take the four egg yolks we had set aside earlier and beat it for one to two minutes until it looks lemon yellow in color set this aside then set up a water bath by placing a heat-proof mixing bowl over a pot of simmering water over medium-low heat add in eight ounces of semi-sweet chocolate which is about one and one-third cups of chocolate chips and six tablespoons of unsalted butter cut into cubes melt and mix them together until smooth when they are evenly mixed remove the bowl from the heat while the chocolate is still hot whisk in the beaten egg yolks 1 4 teaspoon of salt and an optional 1 tablespoon of brandy as usual the brandy is optional if you prefer not to add alcohol to your chocolate just leave it out and there's no need to substitute it with anything set this aside to cool till it's lukewarm next take a separate mixing bowl add in 1 cup of very cold heavy cream and 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar beat this together until you start to see stiff peaks like this when the chocolate has cooled to lukewarm carefully fold in the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture 1 3 at a time till it's smooth and well combined set this aside now we're going to do the first part of assembling the cake take a cake board and dab a little chocolate mousse in the middle of your cake board so the meringue doesn't slide around put one of the meringue wafers in the middle of the cake board the flatter bottom side up then take an acetate sheet that's 30 inches long and 4 inches high and place it around the meringue wafer so it's the same circumference as the wafer hold the acetate sheet together using a freezer resistance sticker or tape acetate sheets usually come with stickers and we're just using the sticker that came with our roll of acetate sheet alternatively you can take the 8 inch ring we used for baking and just slip it down the acetate sheet to hold it in place add the prepared chocolate mousse on top of the meringue wafer and with a small spoon make sure it goes all the way to the sides of the acetate sheet and level it so the top is as smooth and even as possible then take the second meringue wafer slide it into the acetate sheet placing it over the chocolate mousse with a flatter bottom side down gently tap it down to make sure it fits snugly over the chocolate mousse we're going to let the chocolate mousse set leaving this in the freezer for one hour while that's firming up in the freezer we're going to start with prepping the mangoes take two fresh ripe mangoes and slice them into small squares using this crisscross method and then scoop them out with the spoon try to include the mango flesh around the seeds as well keep the slices from the two mangoes in two separate bowls one bowl is for the cake filling and one bowl is for the topping set this aside if you're unable to get two fresh mangoes you can substitute it with about two heaping cups of frozen mango cubes and let it thaw beforehand next we're going to make the whipped cream frosting take a big mixing bowl add in 8 ounces of cream cheese and beat this with an electric mixer till it's slightly softened then add in 5 cups of very cold heavy cream and continue beating this together till it's slightly thickened then add in 1 cup of powdered sugar adding it a little at a time to prevent it from flying everywhere 2 tablespoons of corn starch 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon of orange zest continue whipping this mixture until the cream forms stiff peaks like this leave this whipped cream frosting in the fridge until you're ready to use it now we're ready to continue assembling our cake take the initial meringue and chocolate mousse layers out of the freezer take one bowl of chopped mangoes for the cake filling add in two cups of the whipped cream frosting and mix them together spread this mango and whipped cream mixture evenly over the second meringue layer making sure it touches the sides of the acetate sheet and the top surface is as flat and even as possible take the third and final meringue wafer and place it on top of the mango cream layer with the flatter bottom side up so that the top of the cake is as flat as possible gently tap it down so it fits snugly over the mango cream then evenly spread half a cup of whipped cream forming a very thin layer of whipped cream frosting on top of the third meringue layer flattening out the top with a small spoon doing your best to estimate by eye use the back of your spoon to make dots around the top surface about one inch away from the edge of the cake as a design marker or landmark when decorating the cake we're going to let this rest in the freezer for 20 minutes for the new cake layers to firm up a bit before proceeding now while the cake layers are firming up in the freezer fit a piping bag with a large star tip and transfer some whipped cream into the piping bag so it's ready to use place the piping bag with the whipped cream and all of the whipped cream back in the fridge till you're ready to use it when the cake layers have firmed up in the fridge for 20 minutes take it out of the freezer remove the sticker or the cake ring holding the acetate sheet and carefully peel off the acetate sheet to reveal the different layers take some of the remaining whipped cream and apply it to the sides of the cake smoothing it out with a bench scraper creating a very thin layer of cream along the sides of the cake it's okay if you're able to see some cashew meringue mango or chocolate mousse through the whipped cream this is just to ensure that we have a smooth base surface onto which we can pipe the frosting later clean off any cream that fell off the cake board let this new layer of whipped cream firm up in the freezer for another 20 minutes then take the prepared piping bag starting at the base of the cake pipe frosting vertically along the side of the cake going from the bottom and going straight up ending at the landmark dots we made earlier like this repeat this until you've piped these vertical strips of frosting around the entire cake try to keep the strips of frosting as close to each other as possible so that it looks like a continuous wall with evenly spaced ridges with a small spoon gently flatten out the ends of those vertical strips about half an inch from the landing to create an even surface to pipe out a shell border at this point we're turning the cake back into the freezer for another 20 minutes so the freshly piped whipped cream walls can firm up a bit as before rest the piping bag full of whipped cream in the fridge i repeat the cake goes in the freezer but the unused whipped cream goes in the fridge after the cake has rested in the freezer for 20 minutes create a shell border on the flattened surface we made earlier about half an inch away from the edge of the cake to make the shelves as evenly sized and shaped as possible just squeeze the bag to create the shell bulb then decrease pressure while dragging to create the tail like this continue doing this until you've completed the circular shell border when we've finished piping the shell border we're going to rest the cake in the freezer for another 20 minutes for the shell border to firm up after 20 minutes take the cake out and take the remaining half of mango slices and fill the center of the shell border with the mangoes once again we're going to rest the cake in the freezer for 20 minutes for the mangoes to get cold in the meantime we're going to work on the final component and donald's favorite part of the recipe the chocolate shell the magic shell this chocolate shell reminds me of the magic shell ice cream topper i loved as a kid like before i set up a double boiler but this time we just need a small heat proof bowl over a low gentle simmer add in 2 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate which is about 1 3 cup of chocolate chips stir it around to melt the chocolate then add in 2 tablespoons of coconut oil stir them together until it is fully combined and smooth turn off the heat but keep this mixture warm with the residual steam of the water bath until you're ready to drizzle it over the cake it will solidify within seconds of touching the cold cake just like with magic shell and ice cream he loves his magic shell when you're ready to drizzle the cake spoon this warm chocolate shell mixture into a disposable piping bag or a small ziploc bag seal it then cut a very very small hole at the tip take the cake out of the freezer and immediately drizzle the chocolate over the cake drizzle the chocolate over the mangoes almost creating a puddle of chocolate around the mangoes then drizzle a layer of chocolate over the shell border itself creating a nice line of chocolate along the top of the shell border then finally drizzle chocolate along the outer edge of the cake so that it drips down the vertical strips of whipped cream frosting as it solidifies for variation i'm letting some drip down only halfway and then squeezing extra chocolate to let some drip down all the way to the base of the cake let this finished cake rest in the freezer overnight to let all the layers firm up completely before cutting as we mentioned in the beginning the mango bravo cake is meant to be a freezer cake so leaving it at room temperature or in the fridge is going to make the meringue wafer soggy so definitely leave it in the freezer until you're ready to cut it and serve it and there it is a mangoey chocolatey variation of the song's revolve cake the mango bravo hmm yum this cake tastes as good as it looks i love all the different flavors and textures from the crispy wafers to the soft mango cream and chocolate mousse it's like a little fiesta in your mouth thank you all for watching please let us know in the comment section below if you're planning to make this mango bravo cake send us 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Length: 17min 15sec (1035 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 22 2020