Old Fashioned Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients:
- 4 oz Good quality bittersweet chocolate
- 5 lg Eggs -- separated
- 2 ts Instant espresso dissolved in 1 teaspoon Or two of boiling water
so It makes a Paste -- cooled - Slivered toasted almonds
- Whipped cream – optional
Instructions:
Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Add yolks, 1 at a time and
stir (take care not to scramble). Add the coffee paste and let cool to
room temperature. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into cooled
chocolate mixture.
Refrigerate in a big bowl or in individual wine glasses. Serve garnish
with slivered toasted almonds and whipped cream piped through a
pastry bag.
