Chocolate mousse #08

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
⅔ cup Chocolate wafer cookies; crumbs
⅓ cup Grahm cracker crumbs
¼ cup Unsalted butter; melted
4 ounces Semisweet chocolate; finely chopped
2 ounces Unsweetened chocolate; finely chopped
6 Egg yolks
¾ cup Sugar
½ cup Frangelico liqueur
1¼ cup Whipping cream; chilled
2 cups Whipping cream
10 ounces White chocolate; finely chopped
3 tablespoons Frangelico liqueur
2 ounces Semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon Butter

Directions

CRUST

BOTTOM LAYER

TOP LAYER

DECORATION

From: cedeiter@... (Calvin Detierich) Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 09:55:56 -0400 Crust: Mix first three ingredients and press into bottom of a 9-½ inch spring-form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.

Bottom Layer: Melt the chocolate in the top of double-boiler, cool until lukewarm. Beat the egg yolks, adding the sugar a little at a time until pale in yellow and it forms a ribbon. Blend in liqueur, then melted chocolate. Beat chilled whipping cream to soft peaks. Fold in ⅓ cup of the whipped cream and then the remaining. Pour mixture into the pan, smooth the top and freeze until set, about 30 minutes.

Top Layer: Bring ¾ cup of cream to a boil, reduce heat and cool for 2 minutes. Finely chop white chocolate in food processor, pour hot cream thru feed tube and blend until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl, cool completely. Stir liqueur into white chocolate. Beat remaining whipping cream to soft peaks. Fold in ⅓ of the cream and then fold in the remaining. Pour over bottom layer, smooth top and freeze until set. cover and freeze for at least 24 hours. Run a knife around the edge, remove the ring, smooth side and return to freezer.

Decoration: Melt chocolate and butter in a heavy pan, cool to lukewarm.

Pipe decorations and freeze until set, about 10 minutes.

NOTE: Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead, covered with plastic wrap and frozen. Frozen mousse can be cut inot wedges to serve.

Per serving: 736 Calories; 58g Fat (67% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 58g Carbohydrate; 250mg Cholesterol; 144mg Sodium MC-RECIPE@...

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