Recipe - Dark Chocolate Raspberry Mousse

1 One half cup Fresh Raspberries
One fourth cup Sugar
2 tablespoon Framboise Liqueur
10 ounce Bittersweet Chocolate,
Coarsely Chopped
4 tablespoon (One half Stick) Unsalted Butter
1 cup Heavy Cream chilled
3 Jumbo Eggs, Separated at
Room temperature
Three fourths cup Heavy Cream, Softly Whipped
For garnish
One half pt Fresh Raspberries for
Garnish

1. In a small bowl, crush the raspberries roughly with a fork. Stir in the
sugar and the Framboise. Let the mixture stand at room temperature for 30
minutes. 2. In a modified double boiler, melt the chocolate and the butter.
3. While the chocolate is melting, whip the cream. Stir the egg yolks into
the crushed raspberry mixture. Whisk the egg whites. 4. Remove the bowl of
melted chocolate from the modified double boiler and place it on a work
surface. All at once, stir in the raspberry mixture. Stir in the whipped
cream. Fold in the egg whites. 5. Turn the mousse into a serving bowl or
individual dishes. Chill until firm, about 2 hours for individual portions,
five hours for a large bowl of mousse. 6. Garnish each serving with a
dollop of softly whipped cream and one or two fresh raspberries.

Recipe By : Chocolatier Vol. 1, NO. 7 1985

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