Dark and Dense Chocolate Mousse

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

1 1/2 tb Strong coffee

6 Eggs; room temperature.

1 1/2 c Cocoa

2 tb Cognac

3 tb 10x sugar

1 c Heavy cream; well-chilled.

3/4 c Sweet butter

1 1/4 c 10x sugar


Directions

1. Melt butter; stir in cocoa until smooth; cool. 2. Whip cream in chilled steel or glass bowl until stiff; set aside. 3. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with 1/2 c 10x sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in cognac and coffee. Set aside. 4. Beat the egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining 10x sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. 5. Gently fold cocoa mixture (#1) into egg yolk mix (#3). *Gently* fold in egg whites (#4). *Gently* fold in whipped cream (#2). 6. Spoon into serving bowl. Cover and chill overnight. Remove from fridge about 30 minutes before serving.

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