Mousse Au Chocolat

• 3 (4-ounce) bars bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup strong coffee
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup whipping cream, divided
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Garnishes: whipped cream, cookie curls

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts; remove from heat.
2. Beat egg yolks well, and stir in 1/4 cup whipping cream. Whisk about one-fourth of chocolate mixture into egg mixture; whisk back into remaining chocolate mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium-low heat until a thermometer registers 160u0b0. Remove from heat; stir in orange liqueur and vanilla. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
3. Beat remaining 3/4 cup whipping cream until soft peaks form. Fold about one-fourth of whipped cream into cooled chocolate mixture; fold in remaining whipped cream.
4. Spoon mousse into 8 goblets. Cover and chill thoroughly. Garnish, if desired.

bittersweet chocolate, sugar, coffee, egg yolks, whipping cream, orange liqueur, vanilla, whipped cream

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/mousse-au-chocolat (may not work)