Miss Eisenhauer's Chocolate Mousse
- 12 lb sweet chocolate, chopped
- 6 large eggs, separated
- 3 tablespoons water
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 14 cup Grand Marnier
- 2 cups heavy cream
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler.
- Place egg yolks and water in a heavy saucepan.
- Place the pot over very low heat and whisk constantly till the yolks start to thicken.
- Add the Grand Marnier and continue beating until sauce achieves the consistency of a Hollandaise.
- Remove from heat.
- Fold the melted chocolate into the sauce and put to the side.
- Beat the heavy cream until stiff adding 2 tbl of sugar toward the end of the beating.
- Fold into the chocolate mixture.
- In another bowl beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then add the remaining sugar.
- Continue to beat until stiff peaks form.
- Fold this into the mousse.
- Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
sweet chocolate, eggs, water, sugar, grand marnier, heavy cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/miss-eisenhauers-chocolate-mousse-403066 (may not work)