Chocolate Mousse

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 100 g sweet chocolate or 100 g semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1/4 cup strong coffee
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 cup finely ground sugar
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 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.