Decadent Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Mousse Pie
- 2 cups chocolate wafers, crushed (1 package)
- 12 cup butter, melted
- 16 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 4 eggs, divided
- 3 cups whipping cream, divided
- 7 12 tablespoons icing sugar, divided
- Crust: Mix chocolate wafers and butter.
- Press on bottom and sides of a 10" springform pan.
- Chill for 30 minutes.
- Filling: In a double boiler, melt the semisweet chocolate; let cool to lukewarm.
- Add a little of the chocolate mixture to the beaten eggs, then pour into the chocolate.
- Add 4 egg yolks and beat well.
- Whip 2 cups cream with 6 T icing sugar till soft peaks form.
- Beat 4 egg whites until stiff but not dry.
- Stir 1/4 each of the egg whites and the cream into the chocolate mixture.
- Fold in the remaining whites and cream.
- Pour onto the crust and chill at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Garnish: Whip 1 cup whipping cream with 1-1/2 T icing sugar until stiff.
- Loosen crust on all sides using sharp knife, remove springform.
- Spread some of the cream over top of the mousse.
- Garnish with chocolate sprinkles or curls -- strawberries or raspberries -- or a berry coulis.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/decadent-chocolate-chocolate-chocolate-mousse-pie-369177 (may not work)