Chocolate Mousse Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 cup flour
• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cold sweet butter
• 4 eggs, at room temperature,separated yolks lightly beaten whipped to form soft peaks
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped to form soft peaks
• fresh strawberries or raspberries or blackberry (or mix)
• fresh whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 grease 9-inch springform pan line with parchment paper grease and flour paper.
• 2 stir water, sugar, corn syrup and flour in heavy saucepan.
• 3 cook on low heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly.
• 4 add chocolate, vanilla and salt.
• 5 continue cooking until chocolate is completely melted stirring constantly.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 add butter; stir until melted.
• 8 transfer mixture to large bowl.
• 9 refrigerate 15 minutes or until mixture has somewhat cooled, stirring occasionally.
• 10 add egg yolks to chocolate mixture; stir with wire whisk until well blended.
• 11 gentle fold in egg whites.
• 12 fold in whipped cream.
• 13 spoon into prepared pan.
• 14 place pan in larger baking pan, then place on center rack in oven.
• 15 carefully pour boiling water into larger pan to come halfway up side of springform pan.
• 16 bake at 350â°f for 50 minutes or until mixture is just set.
• 17 run small knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan.
• 18 cover top with plastic wrap; refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
• 19 center will fall. a prefect bowl for berries!
• 20 garnish with fresh berries and whipped cream.