Chocolate Mousse Cake
- Dessert
- Serves One cake
- France
Ingredients
- Crust: 3 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- Crust: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- Filling: 1 lb semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
- Filling: 6 eggs (2 whole, plus 4 yolks and 4 whites, separated)
- Filling: 2 cups heavy cream
- Filling: 6 Tb powdered sugar
Instructions
- Crust: melt and mix crumbs with butter, press into a pan, refrigerate 30 minutes. Filling: soften chocolate, cool to lukewarm. Add whole eggs, mix; add yolks, mix. Whip cream with powdered sugar to soft peaks. Beat whites to stiff but not dry. Stir a little cream and whites into the chocolate to lighten, then fold in the rest until fully incorporated. Pour into the crust, chill at least 6 hours.
Note
Filling uses raw eggs (not cooked), so not toddler-friendly for food safety.