Chocolate Mousse Like None Other

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 280 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
• 60 g unsalted butter, cut into small dice
• 8 egg whites
• 60 g sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 280 ml double cream

Recipe

• 1 chop 240g of the chocolate and place it in a heatproof bowl.
• 2 add the butter.
• 3 place over a saucepan half filled with simmering water.
• 4 gently melt the chocolate and butter.
• 5 stirring until it's smooth, do this as slowly as possible, if the chocolate is allowed to get to hot it will become granular.
• 6 whisk the egg whites until they turn and soft peaks form, again do not overwhisk the whites or you will end up with a very granular mousse.
• 7 add the sugar.
• 8 stir the egg yolks into the chocolate.
• 9 using a spatula, pour chocolate mousse into a large glass bowl and put in the fidge for 1 hr to set.
• 10 when ready to serve, whip the cream until firm and spoon it over the chocolate mousse.
• 11 grate the remaining chocolate over the cream, or let your children have fun with the decorating.