Ursula Blackberry Yogurt Mousse Cake is inspired by Ursula, The Sea Witch, from The Little Mermaid. This almost no-bake yogurt mousse cake is very easy to prepare and looks amazing. In addition, the Greek yogurt is an incredible ingredient for light mousse recipes resulting in a lighter and healthier dessert.
This post and recipe was created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.
Sponsored Items used in this recipe include the Circulon Spring Form pan. This pan was very easy to use and the cake came out nice and clean once I ran a knife around the edge of the pan for a clean release.
I had so much fun putting together this recipe. I arranged the blackberries to resemble Ursula’s tentacles and then made a golden seashell to represent the shell pendant she wears to capture Ariel’s voice. I think it turned out just perfect, I definitely get Ursula vibes!
Since Ursula’s colors are black and purple, I used food coloring to make the vanilla yogurt mousse black and the natural color of the blackberries for the purple. When you take a slice of the mousse cake, you can see all the swirls of color. The blackberries were not quite as purple as I hoped but I still think it looks amazing.
Ursula Blackberry Yogurt Mousse Cake Recipe
Ursula Blackberry Yogurt Mousse Cake
Ursula Blackberry Yogurt Mousse Cake is inspired by Ursula, The Sea Witch, from The Little Mermaid. This almost no-bake yogurt mousse cake is very easy to prepare and looks amazing. In addition, the Greek yogurt is an incredible ingredient for light mousse recipes resulting in a lighter and healthier dessert.
Ingredients
Chocolate Graham Crust
- 1 packet (5 1/2 oz.) chocolate graham crackers
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 tbsp. butter, melted
Blackberry Yogurt Mousse
- 12 oz. frozen blackberries
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 1/4 tsp gelatin powder
- 3 tbsp. cold water
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
Vanilla Yogurt Mousse
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 tsp gelatin powder
- 3 tbsp. cold water
- 1 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
- Black gel food color
Blackberry Jelly
- 5 oz. frozen raspberries
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. gelatin powder
- 1 tbsp. water
For decorating
- Fresh blackberries
- chocolate shells
- Gold luster dust
Instructions
Chocolate Graham Crust
- Place the graham crackers, melted butter and sugar into the bowl of a food processor and crush until you have moistened crumbs.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform pan using the back of a spoon.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes. Let cool completely.
Blackberry Yogurt Mousse
- In a small saucepan add blackberries, sugar and lemon juice and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until thickens. Remove from heat and set aside until cool and ready to use.
- Dissolve gelatin in cold water and let it swell for about 5 to 10 minutes. In microwave, heat the gelatin in 15 second increments, stirring between each heating to dissolve gelatin completely. If any gelatin remains undissolved, remove it before adding to the blackberry puree. Stir the gelatin into the puree to combine. Add to the yogurt and mix to combine.
- In another bowl mix chilled whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the blackberry yogurt mixture. Set aside until ready to use.
Vanilla Yogurt Mousse
- Dissolve gelatin in cold water and let it swell for about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a bowl mix yogurt with vanilla extract and powdered sugar.
- In microwave, heat the gelatin in 15 second increments, stirring between each heating to dissolve gelatin completely. If any gelatin remains undissolved, remove it before adding to the yogurt mixture. Mix to combine.
- In another bowl mix chilled whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the yogurt mixture.
- Stir in black food color and stir until fully incorporated.
Prepare cake
- Alternate spoons of blackberry yogurt mousse and vanilla yogurt mousse until all filling is done.
- Tap the pan on a towel on the counter a few times to smooth the top.
- Refrigerate the cake until the blackberry jelly is ready.
Blackberry Jelly
- Dissolve gelatin in 1 tbsp. cold water and let it swell for about 5 minutes.
- Place blackberries and sugar in a small saucepan and place over medium heat, bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and sieve to remove seeds.
- Dissolve gelatin over low heat and pour over blackberry sauce and mix to combine.
- Spread the jelly over the top of the cake.
- Refrigerate the cake for at least 4-6 hours or overnight, to set before serving.
- Decorate with fresh blackberries and chocolate shells. Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe adapted from HomeCooking Adventure
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 236Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 58mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 5g
If you enjoy recipes inspired by Disney’s animated movies, I recommend checking out Green Army Men Camo Cupcakes inspired by Toy Story and The Grey Stuff inspired by Beauty and the Beast.
Pin for later!
Check out the amazing #SummerDessertWeek recipes from our bloggers today!
- Air Fryer Blackberry Hand Pies from Blogghetti
- Baltimore Strawberry Pie from Cookaholic Wife
- Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars from Books n’ Cooks
- Chocolate Chocolate Chip Shortbread from Pastry Chef Online
- Cookies and Cream Ice Cream from Devour Dinner
- Crescent Roll Peach Dumplings from Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread from Comfortably Domestic
- Drumstick Cheesecake Cups from Sweet ReciPEAs
- Grape Jello Pie from 4 Sons ‘R’ Us
- Hocus Pocus Buns from Savory Experiments
- Instant Pot Orange Dreamsicle Cheesecake from Baking up Memories
- Lime Raspberry Hand Pies from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Margarita Bundt Cake from Fake Ginger
- Rum Raisin Brownies from Food Hunter’s Guide to Cuisine
- Sheet Pan No Bake Banana Split Cheesecake from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Small Batch Emergency Air Fryer Brownies from Shockingly Delicious
- S’mores Mug Cake from Family Around the Table
- Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Cookies from Eat Move Make
- Strawberry Banana Sorbet from Big Bear’s Wife
- Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake from SugarYums
- Strawberry Peach Poke Cake from Our Good Life
- Strawberry Pizzelles from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
- Strawberry Upside Down Cake from It’s Shanaka
- Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas from Semi Homemade Recipes
- Summertime Blue Apple Pie from For the Love of Food
- Ursula Blackberry Yogurt Mousse Cake from Simply Inspired Meals
- Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- White Chocolate Peach Crumb Bars from Sweet Beginnings
Giveaway!
Welcome to this year’s #SummerDessertWeek event hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. You’re going to be in for a treat this year because we have 28 blogs/bloggers creating summer themed dessert recipes all week! We’re sharing them with the hashtag #SummerDessertWeek on social media and you’ll find some of the links in this post as well. Plus, we also have some great giveaways for you this week thanks to our amazing sponsors!
Scroll down to take a look!
PRIZE #1
Prize #1 — Dixie Crystals is giving away 1 (one) 4.2 Quart (4 Liter) Electric Air Fryer
PRIZE #2
Prize #2 — Circulon is giving away a TOTAL BAKEWARE 6-Piece Nonstick Bakeware Set – Two 9-Inch Round Cake Pans, 9-Inch Square Cake Pan, 9-Inch x 5-Inch Loaf Pan, 9-Inch x 13-Inch Rectangular Cake Pan, 10-Inch x 15-Inch Cookie Pan
a Rafflecopter giveawayGiveaway open to US Residents 18 years or older.. All entries will be verified. No PO Boxes Please. Prizes will be sent directly from sponsors to winners, bloggers are not responsible for prizes. This giveaway runs from July 26th until July 31st at 11:59PMEST. Winners will be selected soon afterwards and contacted by e-mail. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. There are a total of 2 (two) prizes and therefore we will have a total of 2 (two) winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.
Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week long event, #SummerDessertWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals and Circulon. These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #SummerDessertWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.
So creative! Love it!
Totally love the “Ursula” spin on this cake. Blackberries are my favorite fruit so I must give this a try.
So clever and tasty too! I love the way this turned out!
What a fun cake! One of these days I’ll have to see the movie!
Those blackberries look luscious. That whole dessert looks amazing.
I can totally see Ursula in this cake! Fun!
What a gorgeous treat! The colors are fabulous, and I bet it tastes amazing too!
I love everything about this! So creative and the flavours sound divine!
This is incredible and our blackberries just started coming in. Would be a fun thing to make with my niece who’s a huge Little Mermaid fan!
I love that this is Ursula themed- so fun! I know my daughter will enjoy helping me make this cake!