Chocolate Mousse

• 100 g sweet chocolate or 100 g semisweet chocolate, melted
• 14 cup strong coffee
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3 egg whites
• 14 cup finely ground sugar
• whipped cream (optional)

1. Beat the soft butter into the smoothly melted chocolate.
2. One by one, beat in the egg yolks.
3. Beat the cream over ice until it leaves slight peaks on the surface.
4. Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
5. While beating, sprinkle in the sugar a little at a time and continue beating until stiff shining peaks are formed.
6. Fold in the chocolate mixture carefully and then fold in the whipped cream.
7. Put the mousse into individual dishes.
8. Cover and chill for several hours.
9. Decorate the mousse with swirls of whipped cream or serve separately, if desired.
10. Make the mousse extra special by adding to the topping few handmade chocolate leaves and a quarter segment of orange dipped in sugar.

sweet chocolate, coffee, unsalted butter, egg yolks, whipping cream, egg whites, ground sugar, whipped cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-mousse-12142 (may not work)