Recipe: Chocolate Mousse Loaf

Here's the Chocolate Mousse Loaf recipe you are looking for. I remembered it after looking at several other recipes.

Soften 1 packet Knox gelatin in 3 Tbsp warm water

Melt 6 oz good quality bittersweet chocolate (chopped) over double boiler. Set aside to cool slightly. Add softened gelatin and stir with wooden spoon.

Meanwhile, in a double boiler (hot not boiling water), beat 5 egg yolks (reserve whites at room temp for later) with 1/2 cup sugar til light, fluffy, and pale yellow in color (cooking about 5 min)

Stir in chocolate-gelatin mixture, 1 tsp vanilla extract into egg yolk mixture and set aside.

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, add 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Set aside.

In another bowl, beat 1 cup heavy whipping cream until just stiff.

Beat 1/3 of meringue into the set aside chocolate mixture, then carefully fold in whipped cream, finally fold in the rest of the meringue mixture gently until no more white streaks are visible.

Butter or spray with Pam a loaf pan, then line with saran wrap covering all sides and bottom.

Pour mousse into prepared loaf pan and refrigerate overnight.

Unmold and cover with Ganache (recipe follows)

Ganache

1 cup heavy whipping cream heated to almost boiling
Pour HOT cream over 8 oz chopped bittersweet chocolate

let cool slightly (to the touch) and pour over chocolate mousse loaf. Smooth with spatula if necessary. Refrigerate until serving time.
Garnish with whipped cream and strawberries

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