Chocolate Mousse for Baking

Name: Chocolate Mousse for Baking
Yield: Yield: approximately 1½ quarts (1 L 440 ml)
Ingredients: 2 ounces (55 g) granulated sugar; 7 eggs; 3 cups (720 ml) heavy cream; 4 ounces (115 g) unsweetened chocolate; 1 pound (455 g) sweet dark chocolate

Preparation info

Yield: approximately
1½ quarts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

1 pound (455 g) sweet dark chocolate
4 ounces (115

Dessert
Chocolate
Vegetarian

Method

Chop both types of chocolate into small pieces. Combine in a bowl and set over a bain-marie to melt. When the chocolate has melted, remove the bowl from the heat but keep the chocolate warm.
Whip the cream to soft peaks; reserve.
Whip the eggs with the sugar until they are light and fluffy and have reached maximum volume. Gradually incorporate the egg