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Rich chocolate mousse with salty chocolate sauce
Serves 6-8 Desserts and puddings
Ingredients
- 225g dark, salt-flavoured chocolate, broken into small pieces
- 300ml double cream
- 4 eggs, separated
- 5tbsp caster sugar
For the salty chocolate sauce:
- 75g dark, salt-flavoured chocolate, broken into small pieces
- 35g caster sugar
- ¼tsp salt
- 150ml cold water
To serve:
- 100ml double cream, lightly whipped
Method
Put the chocolate and half the cream in a bowl set over a smaller pan of barely simmering water for 3 minutes. remove the bowl, leave a few minutes and stir until the chocolate has melted completely. Cool for 5 minutes. Whisk the rest of the cream until floppy.
Fold the yolks into the chocolate followed by the cream. Whisk the egg whites until peaks form then whisk in a spoonful of sugar at a time, whisking between each addition to make a glossy meringue. Fold into the chocolate mixture gently to retain the volume. Spoon into the containers of your choice and set in the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.
For the sauce, put the chocolate, sugar and salt into a small saucepan with 150ml cold water. Heat gently to melt together. Increase the heat and simmer for 8 minutes until thickened and glossy. Keep a close eye on it to ensure it doesn’t burn. transfer to a bowl to cool completely. If it gets too stiff before use simply stand the bowl in a larger bowl of hot water and stir to loosen. Serve with the salty chocolate sauce and whipped cream on top.
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