Mousse Au Chocolat

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 7 ounces dark chocolate
• 7 ounces whipping cream
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 ounces sugar, powdered
• 2 tablespoons water, boiling

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in bain marie, set aside.
• 2 seperate egg yolks from egg whites.
• 3 beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, refrigerate.
• 4 whip cream until very stiff, refrigerate.
• 5 beat egg yolks with powdered sugar, gradually adding two tablespoons boiling water until you get a smooth light yellow cream.
• 6 slowly beat creamed egg yolks into molten chocolate. don't worry if it makes a very stiff glob.
• 7 very quickly fold in the stiff egg whites - it might be some beating instead of gently folding in to get a smooth blend! but don't overbeat, just stir in the egg whites with enough vigour to combine choclate cream and whites.
• 8 as soon as you have a smooth blend, fold in the whipped cream. this time it should be more of a gentle folding inches.
• 9 as soon as everything is combined and smooth, refrigerate for about 4-6 hours.
• 10 serve with any garnish you like :-).
• 11 enjoy.