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Chocolate Mousse No.2 *
Mousse au Chocolat N.2
Preparation info
- Makes 11¾ oz , to serve
6
- Difficulty
Easy
- Ready in
2 hr 30
Appears in
Published 2021
Ingredients
4½ oz 125 g 2 tbsp
Method
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water (bain-marie), or in the microwave.
- Whisk the egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Whisk in the sugar and continue whisking until they hold firm peaks.
- When the chocolate has melted, add the butter one piece at a time, whisking until melted. When all the butter has been added, whi
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I am not entirely sure how this No. 2 mousse recipe differs in composition and usage from the preceding recipe. But I tossed a coin and went with this one and it worked very well—though as with all chocolate mousse recipes, it did generate a lot of washing up! It seemed a shame to use only one of the two egg yolks, so I added both, but it would probably have been a bit lighter without the second one.