Cakes of Yore: Mousse Cakes, Mousse Cakes, Mousse Cakes!

I have a long, loving history with the mousse cake. It is my favorite dessert to make and consume, and as a result I keep coming back to it. Since mousse is essentially poetry in food form, I will recount my past with this delightful confection in haiku. Ahem.

Part One: Culinary School and Learning

Lemon Mousse Dome

Culinary school

I entered you and I learned

The ways of mousse cakes

Raspberry Mango Mousses

Unfortunately

I had not learned how to fold

Egg whites in well. Oops.

Awkward.

Eventually

I got pretty darn good, though

So thanks for that, man

S'mores Mousse, Cracker Ice Cream in a Sugar Bowl

Part Two: An Ode to Mousse Cakes

Oh, mousse cake, you cad

You come in so many forms

Like in a neat roll

Mango Passionfruit Roll

Or even in a

Big skinny chocolate cup

See, like this one here!

Espresso Mousse, Hazelnut Crunch, Chocolate Rum Sauce

I have wrapped you up

In ladyfinger blankets

topped in fruit. Cozy.

Fruit Mousse Charlotte

I've made you tear shaped

And piped lemons on your side

I am cool that way.

Lemon Raspberry Mousse

There is no limit

To your fancy fanciness.

Videogames. Bam.

Mango Passionfruit Mousse