Chocolate Mousse | Searching4Zen

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds semisweet chocolate chips, I prefer to use solid 70% chocolate finely chopped
• ½ cup prepared espresso coffee
• ½ cup Grand Marnier
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 cups heavy cream, chilled
• ¼ cup sugar
• 8 egg whites
• Pinch of salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Candied rosebuds, for garnish (optional)
• Melt the chocolate chips in a heavy saucepan over very low heat,stirring; add the espresso coffee, then stir in the Grand Marnier. Let cool to room temperature.
• Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• Whip 1 cup of the cream until thickened, then gradually beat in the sugar, beating until stiff. Beat the egg whites with salt until stiff. Gently fold the egg whites into the cream.
• At serving time,whip the remaining cup of cream until thickened, add the vanilla, and whip to soft peaks. Top each portion of the mousse with a share of the cream and the optional rosebuds.
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