Chocolate and Liquor Mousse

Name: Chocolate and Liquor Mousse
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 250 g of bittersweet chocolate; 3 tablespoons of orange liqueur (Grand Marnier, Curaçao or Cointreau); 6 eggs; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar; 7 egg whites

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250 g of bittersweet chocolate
2
3 tablespoons of orange liqueur (Grand Marnier, Curaçao or Cointreau)
3
6 eggs
4
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
5
1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar
6
7 egg whites

Ingredients

1
250 g of bittersweet chocolate
2
3 tablespoons of orange liqueur (Grand Marnier, Curaçao or Cointreau)
3
6 eggs
4
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
5
1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar
6
7 egg whites

Directions

1
Melt the chocolate with the liqueur over a water bath
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Beat the eggs until they are clear and increased in volume
3
Add the orange zest and confectioners' sugar
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Add to the chocolate mixture
5
Beat the egg whites until firm and then fold into the chocolate mixture carefully
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Pour into 8 servings and refrigerate for at least one day before serving
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Serves 10 people.