Dark Chocolate Mousse Filling

Name: Dark Chocolate Mousse Filling
Yield: 8 cups (1 L 920 ml)
Ingredients: 2½ cups (600 ml) heavy cream; ¼ recipe Swiss Meringue; ¾ cup (180 ml) warm water; 4 ounces (115 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 8 ounces (225 g) sweet dark chocolate; ¼ cup (60 ml) dark rum; ¼ cup (60 ml) or 3 ounces (85 g) light corn syrup; 6 egg yolks (½ cup/120 ml)

Preparation info

8 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

¼ recipe Swiss Meringue
2½ cups (600 ml) heavy cream

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Make the Swiss meringue and set it aside.
Whip the heavy cream to stiff peaks and set it aside in the refrigerator.
Mix the cocoa powder into the warm water. Add the rum. Melt the sweet dark chocolate and add it to the cocoa powder mixture. Set aside and keep warm.
Whip the egg yolks for a few moments, just until broken up. Bring the corn sy