Julia Child's Chocolate Mousse

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JULIA CHILD'S CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 Ounce Sweet or semi sweet baking
chocolate -- melted with
1/4 Cup Strong coffee
3 Ounce Unsalted butter (6 Tb)
3 Egg yolks
1 Cup Heavy cream (make sure it's
the heavy variety)
3 Egg whites
1/4 Cup Instant (finely ground)
sugar
-----OPTIONAL----
Whipped cream

Beat the soft butter into the smoothly melted chocolate. One by one, beat in
the egg yolks. Beat the cream over ice until it leaves light traces on the
surface. Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. While beating,
sprinkle in the sugar by sp
oonfuls and continue beating until stiff shining peaks are formed. Scrape the
chocolate mixture down the side of the egg-white bowl, and delicately fold in
the whipped cream. Turn the mousse into attractive serving bowls. Cover and
chill several hours.
You may wish to decorate the mousse with swirls of whipped cream, or to pass
whipped cream separately.

Julia Child - The way to cook. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Copyright
1989 by Julia Child. Isbn 0-394-53264-3.







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