Cakes are the most popular sweet dish in the world and have many diverse and delicious variations that suit different people’s tastes and needs. An example of this would be mousse and eggless cakes. They are popular and have been refined with different flavours and designs through modern innovations.

 

About mousse cakes

 

A mousse cake is a variation that uses a sweet dish called mousse. It is both a sweet and savoury dish that has the consistency of dense foam and is usually served in a cold form. This sweet dish is made with stiffly beaten egg whites or whipped cream with additions of sugar and chocolate based on the recipe. Mousse originates from 18th-century France and was introduced to the US in the late 1800s.

 

It is unknown when mousse cake was created but it is a soft, smooth, and airy cake with many variations.

 

About eggless cakes

 

An eggless cake could be any cake that does not involve eggs, example include soft cakes like banana bread or sponge cake, tea cakes such as marble or pumpkin cakes and eggless brownies. Eggless cakes use whipped cream, mashed bananas, yoghurt, or pureed fruits as a substitute for eggs in their cakes.

 

Mousse or eggless cake: which is better?

 

Mousse and eggless cakes have their merits and shortcomings. However, among the two types, mousse cakes with eggs are better than eggless cakes.

 

  • Throughout history, eggs have been used as a binding agent for most cakes than another ingredient which makes bakers more proficient in the usage of the egg. Egg whites can be used as the base for decorative and complementary concoctions like marshmallows, frosting, and meringue. It gets used to make baked goods lighter to consume. Egg yellow yolk is another useful ingredient that adds more flavour, colour, and thickness to baked goods.

 

Due to this, a mousse cake offers higher success in its quality as a sweet dish than eggless products.

 

  • Eggless cakes are lighter and gentler than mousse cakes with eggs as they are not as filling as cakes with eggs. This makes it a great option for vegetarians that do not eat eggs, making it popular in places like India. But eggless cakes are slightly healthier than mousse cakes with eggs.

 

For example, eggless mousse cakes use whipped cream as binding which is more unhealthy than eggs in large quantities. Also, people that eat cakes demand the product to be tastier than the healthier ones.

 

  • An eggless cake is not as filling as cakes with eggs which makes people eat them in larger quantities to compensate for this shortcoming. Mousse cakes with eggs are more delicious and filling making it an excellent dessert after a meal and leaving people satisfied.