Rich chocolate mousse

Name: Rich chocolate mousse
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 160 min
Total time: 190 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Dairy
Ingredients: 200.00 g dark chocolate; 250.00 ml wine semi-sweet; 30.00 ml brandy; 5.00 ml vanilla essence; 6.00 eggs separated; 45.00 ml castor sugar; 15.00 ml lemon juice; 0.00 white chocolate grated and whipped cream

6 servings Prep: 30 mins, Cooking: 2 hrs 40 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (8)

200.00 g	dark chocolate
250.00 ml	wine — semi-sweet
30.00 ml	brandy
5.00 ml	vanilla — essence
6.00	eggs — separated
45.00 ml	castor sugar
15.00 ml	lemon juice

To serve:

0.00

white chocolate — grated and whipped cream

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Method:

1. Melt chocolate in the wine in the upper part of a double boiler over boiling water.
2. Add brandy and vanilla essence, remove from heat.
3. Beat egg yolks until fluffy. Add to melted chocolate. Return to heat, then stir over low heat until the mixture just thickens. Remove from heat, cool slightly.
4. Beat egg whites, gradually adding sugar and lemon juice.
5. Fold one-third of beaten egg white into chocolate mixture into remaining egg white mixture.
6. Put into one large glass bowl or 6 individual serving bowls and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Top with grated white chocolate or hundreds and thousands. Serve with whipped cream.