Mousse au Chocolat Amer (Bitter chocolate mousse)

Name: Mousse au Chocolat Amer (Bitter chocolate mousse)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate; 3 tablepoons extra strong coffee, preferably espresso; 1 tablespoon powdered cocoa; 6 tablespoons heavy cream, optional; 8 egg whites; 4 tablespoons sugar

By Craig Claiborne

Total Time: 20 minutes, plus refrigeration
Rating: 4(36)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

4½ounces unsweetened chocolate
3tablepoons extra strong coffee, preferably espresso
1tablespoon powdered cocoa
6tablespoons heavy cream, optional
8egg whites
4tablespoons sugar

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine the chocolate, coffee and cocoa in a mixing bowl. Put the bowl in a skillet and add water to a depth of about one inch. Bring the water to the boil and heat, stirring the chocolate mixture occasionally, until the ingredients are blended and smooth.
Step 2
Beat the mixture with a whisk. If the mixture does not become liquid, beat in the cream.
Step 3
Beat the whites until stiff while gradually adding the sugar. Add half the whites to the chocolate mixture. Beat them in. Fold in the remaining whites.
Step 4
Pour and scrape the mixture into an appropriate dish and chill thoroughly.