Rosie's Chocolate Mousse

Serves: 20
Ingredients

Chocolate Mousse

250g 60% Milk Chocolate 

150g 80% Dark Chocolate 

1L Cream

400ml Milk 

160g Sugar

16 Egg Yolks

50 ml Sherry

Sugar Syrup

200g Water

200g Sugar

To Prepare the Glasses

Syrup

Cocoa Powder

METHOD
Sugar Syrup
Bring both to a boil and simmer until reduced by half. Chill until cold in the fridge. Reserve for brushing the glasses.
 
To prepare the glasses
Brush each glass from bottom to top with the cold sugar syrup, make sure there isn’t too much excess on the glass. Roll 2 tbsp of cocoa powder round the glass and turn out the glass to remove the excess. Reserve until needed.
 
Chocolate Mousse
Ideally, using a kitchen aid or electric whisk – whisk your egg yolks, sugar and sherry until the mixture has doubled in size, turned light in colour, and manages to hold a figure of 8 in the mix. This is very important to give the mousse stability.
 
Combine the cream and milk in a pan and ‘scald’ – bring to a simmer and remove from the heat just before boiling point.
 
Combine both chocolates in a wide/deep bowl and pour over dairy. Allow to sit for 2 minutes so the chocolate melts and then mix well.
 
Cool the mixture down until it reaches 20°C and then begin to fold this through the aerated egg sabayon, folding your spatula from the bottom of the bowl to the top and round, in a cutting motion. Make sure that you do not over work the mix as this will remove the air.
 
Allow to mix to cool for 20 minutes and then pour into your lined glasses. Set for a minimum of four hours, ideally overnight.
 
Serve.