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Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Mousse is built on Chocolate, Milk, Heavy Cream, and Icing Sugar. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 8 oz
• 1/4 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 1 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Break the chocolate into pieces and place in the top of a double boiler (do not stir).

2. 2

   Warm the milk and rum in a seperate saucepan and mix into the melted Chocolate.

3. 3

   Cool.

4. 4

   Mix the cream and the egg yolks together.

5. 5

   Whisk a little of the chocolate into the egg-yolks, then whisk the egg yolk mixture into the chocolate mixture.

6. 6

   Beat the egg whites with the sugar until stiff.

7. 7

   Lightly fold into the chocolate mixture working quite quickly being careful not to let the fluffy texture collapse.

8. 8

   Transfer to individual serving dishes and chill thoroughly.