Individual Chocolate Mousse Cheesecakes
- 14 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped.
- 1 1/4 cups chilled whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter and flour twelve 3/4-cup custard cups.
- Stir chocolate in bowl set over simmering water until smooth.
- Remove from over water.
- Cool to lukewarm, about 10 minutes.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream and cinnamon in medium bowl until soft peaks form.
- Add liqueur; beat until still peaks form.
- Beat eggs and brown sugar in large bowl until very light, about 5 minutes.
- Gradually beat chocolate into egg mixture, then fold in cream mixture.
- Divide batter among prepared cups.
- Set cups in large roasting pan.
- Add enough hot water to pan to come halfway up sides of cups.
- Bake until tops of cakes look dry and tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 18 minutes.
- Transfer cups to racks; cool cakes completely.
- Cut around cakes to loosen.
- Turn cakes out onto plates.
bittersweet, chilled whipping cream, ground cinnamon, grand marnier, eggs, golden brown sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/individual-chocolate-mousse-cheesecakes-101332 (may not work)