Final Update on the Chocolate Mousse Cake

"Did you eat a piece of my chocolate mousse cake?"

"No."

"Did you serve a piece to your parents or something?"

"Um, no."

"Well, I can tell you opened the freezer bag the cake is in because of this nice knot you tied after you were done."

"That's because the other day I cut a piece of cake for YOU."

"Oh."

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I'm just a couple days from (finally) finishing this glorious chocolate mousse cake once and for all, and this is what's become of me. I've turned paranoid, possessive and passive-aggressive (some might disagree with the "turned" part).

It's not quite as bad as Homer Simpson and his rotten submarine sandwich, but it's close.

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Chocolate Mousse Supreme Cake Update

A quick and entirely spurious update on my birthday chocolate mousse cake:

It’s now been more than one month of what feels like constant chocolate mousse cake eating, and we’ve just crossed the halfway point towards finishing off this enormous (and fortunately freezable) cake.

Believe me, this is a great cake, the best I’ve found in the New York region, but I’m not sure I’m exactly in love anymore.

I’d say I’ve crossed over from love into more of a quiet determination: I. Will. Finish. This. Cake.

But then I think I might have to go on another chocolate fast afterwards....


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The Greatest Chocolate Mousse in the World

Today I'll share the only chocolate mousse recipe I've found that truly deserves to be called great.

I know we’re approaching Valentine’s day. So rather than doing something utterly unoriginal and buying your sweetheart a box of chocolates, why don’t you whip up a delicious batch of chocolate mousse instead? Best of all, this chocolate mousse recipe is easy--and inexpensive too.

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Chocolate Mousse
(courtesy of Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen* cookbook)
(makes 6 servings)

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
4 egg whites
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Melt the chocolate over low heat; use a candy thermometer and try and keep the temperature at about 110 degrees F.

Meanwhile, in a medium-size bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form (remember the lesson--but please forget the off color humor--on stiff peaks!).

In a separate bowl, beat the cream until frothy, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and continue beating until soft peaks form; do not overbeat. Gently fold the cream mixture into the egg whites, then add the cooled chocolate (heat to 110 degrees if it has cooled below that temperature), and quickly fold it in until well blended. Spoon into a serving bowl, into individual wine glasses, or into individual ramekins. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

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Wow, what can I say? A simple, easy and inexpensive recipe with just four ingredients. And as a chocolate epicure, I can say confidently that I have never had a better chocolate mousse than this basic recipe.

Next time, I’ll talk about the cookbook that this came from* and why it’s one of the best cookbooks we’ve ever owned.

* Full Disclosure: if you purchase this book using any of the links provided, I get paid an extremely small affiliate fee. :)