Flourless Chocolate Mousse Cake
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




6 Eggs
1/2 cup Sugar
1 pound Semi-sweet chocolate, melted
1/4 cup Strong coffee
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Preparation

1 In a medium bowl place the eggs and sugar, and beat them together for 3 to 4 minutes, or until eggs are light in color. 2 Add the melted chocolate and coffee, and stir them in until the mixture is smooth. 3 In anther medium bowl place the heavy cream and whip it until it is stiff. Add the vanilla and stir it in. 4 Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture. 5 Preheat the oven to 350 F. 6 Pour the mixture into a buttered 9" springform pan. Place the pan in a baking dish that is half filled with hot water. Bake the mousse cake in the water bath for 1 hour. 7 Turn off the heat and let the cake sit in the oven for another 15 minutes. 8 Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for 30 minutes.

About


"This is a wonderful, dense, almost brownie-like cake. Sprinkle on some powdered sugar and serve it with vanilla ice cream. YUMMY is the word!"