Wicked chocolate mousse

Serves: 4

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Total Time: 15

Prep Time: 15

• 65 gram(s) (2½oz) dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 6 tablespoon(s) Irish cream liqueur of your choice
• 25 gram(s) butter, softened
• 3  eggs, separated
• 4 tablespoon(s) caster sugar
• 75 ml (5tbsp) whipping cream
• Chocolate curls, to garnish

Method

1. Melt the chocolate with the liqueur in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water (the base should not touch the water). Remove from heat and stir in butter. Set aside for a few minutes before stirring in the egg yolks, one at a time.
2. In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff. Gradually add the sugar, 1tbsp at a time. Stir quarter of the mixture into the chocolate to loosen it. Then fold in the rest with a metal spoon.
3. Spoon the mixture into 4 chilled dessert glasses and chill for 3-4 hours. Before serving whip the cream into soft peaks, spoon over each mousse and garnish with chocolate curls. Photographs Peter Cassidy; food Sunil Vijayakar

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