Thursday, December 1, 2011

Ultimate Chocolate Mousse of Doom

This is a RAW egg based recipe.. so..... if you can't eat that, don't eat this.

200g GOOD dark chocolate (don't use cooking chocolate!)
20g butter

Thickened cream (600ml)
3 eggs separated (one bowl for yolks, one bowl for whites!)

Break the chocolate up into more manageable pieces, without eating it.. or some...  and set it with the butter in a heatproof bowl over a pot of lightly simmering water, to melt it. Stir occasionally as it melts and make sure the water doesn't touch the bottom of the bowl.

As that's left to it's own devices, melting, as it does.. in a large mixing bowl whip up 1 cup (ok so I may have used 2 cups?) of Thickened cream. Set that aside into the fridge.

Chocolate melted yet? Remove from the heat and let it cool to BLOOD temperature then beat the egg yolks into it.
Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture, then whip up the egg whites in another bowl, until soft peaks form.. Then gently fold into the chocolate mixture until all combined.

If you want to be fancy, divvy it up into pretty martini glasses, or if you're lazy leave it in the mixing bowl. Allow it to set in the fridge for a few hours. Serve with whipped cream, cherries, raspberries.. whatever!

Ok it may look like a pile of poo, but trust me, it's delicious choccie mousse!

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