Heaven and Hell Cake
I saw a picture of this cake awhile ago and found it very intriguing. Apparently, it’s a signature dessert at a restaurant in Texas, but really it’s just devil’s food cake and angel food cake layered with a peanut butter mousse and covered in chocolate ganache. It’s a little time consuming to make, since the cakes bake separately at different temperatures, but it’s not overly difficult. My devil’s food cake collapsed a bit in the center, but with all the peanut butter mousse, it doesn’t really matter. Two things about the ganache though. One, make it as soon as the cakes come out of the oven because it takes awhile to cool down and thicken up. Two, I only used half the ganache and still thought it was a bit overwhelming, so I would definitely halve it next time. As for the final result - the cake looks very cool. It has a lot of contrast that make it visually impressive. The peanut butter mousse tastes incredible and would make a good filling for any cake. The delicacy of the angel food cake was lost a bit in the cake, but I don’t really think it’s supposed to stand out. Overall, it’s a very good and very rich cake - cut into very small slices and enjoy!