Chocolate Mousse

We made this Mousse at our recent Dessert Class and it was a big hit and very easy to make

Ingredients

• 75gm sugar
• 75ml water
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 heaped teaspoon gelatine
• 25ml extra water
• 400ml fresh cream
• 125gm chocolate

Method

• sprinkle gelatine over 75ml water in small bowl
• place over pan of hot water till dissolved, cool
• melt chocolate carefully in small pan over bowl of hot water till melted
• boil sugar and 25ml water in pan
• pour over the egg yolks in a medium bowl
• place over saucepan of water and continue whisking
• gently heat till mixture becomes like thick cream
• add chocolate and whisk thoroughly
• add the gelatine then remove from heat and continue whisking till cold
• whip the cream and carefully fold into mixture
• place into individual dishes and refrigerate till set
• you can also pipe into chocolate baskets