Chocolate Mousse

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

Ingredients

• 155 g 66% valrhona chocolate (chopped)
• 100 g whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons rum
• 400 g whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar
• 8 g gelatin
• 4 tablespoons boiling water

Recipe

• 1 whip 400g whipping cream with icing sugar till mousse state and chill till ready to use.
• 2 dissolve gelatin in water and keep warm for use later.
• 3 heat 100g whipping cream till hot but not boiling, add in the chopped chocolate pieces and stir till you get a smooth paste. (you might need to warm this in a hot water bath, if the chocolate pieces are not dissolved completely.).
• 4 stir in the gelatin and rum. cool the chocolate mixture a little.
• 5 stir some whipped cream into the slightly warm chocolate mixture a few times.
• 6 pour chocolate mixture into the whipped cream and mix gently till well combined. if the mixture is runny, chill in the refigerator for 2 - 3 minutes.