Chocolate Mousse
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped coarse
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into four chunks at room temperature
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons strong coffee
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 34 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peak stage with
- confectioners' sugar
- 14 cup whipped cream (to garnish)
- chocolate shavings (to garnish)
- Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water.
- Whisk butter into melted chocolate, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Stir in salt, vanilla, and coffee until completely incorporated.
- Whisk in yolks, one at a time, making sure that each is fully incorporated before adding the next Stir egg whites in clean mixing bowl set over saucepan of hot water until slightly warm, 1 to 2 minutes; remove bowl from saucepan.
- Beat with electric mixer set at medium speed until soft peaks form.
- Raise mixer speed to high and slowly add sugar; beat to soft peaks.
- Fold a quarter of the beaten whites into chocolate mixture to lighten it, then gently fold in remaining whites.
- Gently fold whipped cream into mousse.
- Spoon portion of mousse into individual goblets.
- Cover and refrigerate to blend flavors, at least 2 hours or up to 24.
- Serve with additional whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
chocolate, unsalted butter, salt, vanilla, coffee, eggs, sugar, sugar, heavy cream, confectioners, whipped cream, chocolate shavings
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-mousse-50940 (may not work)