Name: Chocolate Heart Layer Cake with Chocolate-Cinnamon Mousse
Yield: Makes 4 Servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1/3 cup all purpose flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 large eggs; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 4 cinnamon sticks, broken in half; 2/3 cup cherry jam; 2 tablespoons kirsch (clear cherry brandy); 4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/4 cup water; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon chai-spiced tea leaves or Lapsang souchong smoked black tea leaves (from 1 tea bag); 5 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

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