Orange Marquise
- 4 squares semisweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 orange, rind cut into matchsticks
- 2 tablespoons fine sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 3/4 cup sponge cake
- 1/4 cup Grand Marnier
- 8 squares semisweet chocolate
- 6 eggs, separated, whites beaten stiffly
- 3/4 cup butter, cut into 1-inch dice
- For Glaze: To melt chocolate, pour just enough boiling water over to cover.
- When soft to touch, carefully pour off water.
- Add Grand Marnier and 1 tablespoon of water.
- Combine well, remove pan from heat and add butter.
- Stir until smooth and shiny.
- Let cool.
- For Mousse: Boil orange rind in water for 5 minutes.
- Drain.
- Place rind back in saucepan with sugar and 2 tablespoons water.
- Cook over medium high heat until crystallized.
- Remove from saucepan immediately.
- Soak cake in 1/4 cup Grand Marnier for 10 minutes, then squeeze between hands.
- Melt chocolate in same manner as for glaze.
- Place chocolate over low heat and add egg yolks.
- Beat until well combined.
- Removed saucepan from heat and add butter gradually, beating until butter is incorporated.
- Add candied peel and fold in liqueur-soaked sponge cake.
- Fold 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture and combine the rest of the egg whites carefully.
- Pour into buttered mold and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- To unmold, dip outside of mold in hot water for a few seconds and then invert onto a dish.
- Coat with cooled glaze and serve chilled.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/orange-marquise-recipe.html (may not work)