Recipe - Chocolate Mousse Pie

CHERRY CORDIALS
13 Maraschino cherries w/ stems
drained
One half cup Brandy
5 ounce Semisweet chocolate

CHOCOLATE CRUST
2/3 pack Dark choc. wafers (8 1/2oz)
2 tablespoon Butter; melted

FILLING
8 Eggs; separated
Sugar
2 teaspoon Vanilla
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half cup Brandy
10 ounce Unsweetened chocolate
2 ounce Semisweet chocolate
Three fourths cup Butter; softened
One half cup Coffee
1 One half cup Whipping cream

Soak cherries in One half cup brandy and place in freezer. Melt 5 ounces
semisweet chocolate over hot water. When cherries are frozen, dry on paper
towel and quickly dip, one at a time, into chocolate, swirling around by
stem until completely covered. Chocolate will harden almost immediately.
Place on waxedpaper lined rack in refrigerator until ready to use.

To make crust, grind wafers in blender until crumbs are very fine. Combine
melted butter with crumbs and pat onto sides and bottom of buttered 9inch
springform pan. Bake at 325F 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool
completely.

Meanwhile, to make filling, combine egg yolks, 1 One half cups sugar, vanilla,
salt and One half cup brandy in top of double boiler. Place over simmering water
and beat until pale yellow and thick, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from
water and set aside. Melt unsweetened and 2 ounces semisweet chocolate in
top of double boiler over hot water. When melted, remove from water and
beat in softened butter, a bit at a time. Gradually beat chocolate into egg
yolk mixture until smooth. Chocolate mixture will congeal and become very
stiff. Beat in coffee. Beat egg whites (at room temperature) into soft
peaks. Gradually beat in 3 tablespoons sugar until stiff peaks form. Beat 1
cup of beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture to thin, then carefully
fold in remaining beaten egg whites until thoroughly incorporated. Whip
cream until stiff and gently fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into
prepared crust and chill overnight in refrigerator. Garnish with cherry
cordials.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini