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butter whipping cream eggs semi-sweet chocolate chips orange-flavored liqueur sugar water cream of tartar sugar orange extract mandarin orange
Viewed: 37 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine, cut into pieces
- 1 cup whipping cream, divided
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 14 cup orange-flavored liqueur
- 23 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 14 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 12 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- mandarin orange, well drained, to garnish
Method
- Combine butter, 1/4 cup whipping cream, and egg yolks in top of a double boiler.
- Whisking constantly, cook over simmering water until mixture reaches 160 degrees F on a thermometer (about 10 minutes).
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
- Transfer to a small bowl and cool to room temperature.
- Stir in liqueur.
- Combine egg whites, granulated sugar, water, and cream of tartar in top of double boiler.
- Whisking constantly, cook over simmering water until mixture reaches 160 degrees F (about 9 minutes).
- Transfer to a large bowl and beat until stiff peaks from.
- Gently fold chocolate mixture into egg white mixture.
- Spoon mousse into small serving dishes, loosely cover, and chill until ready to serve.
- Place a medium (glass) bowl and beaters from an electric mixer in freezer until well chilled.
- In chilled bowl, whip remaining 3/4 cup whipping cream until soft peaks form.
- Add confectioners sugar and orange extract; beat until stiff peaks form.
- Garnish mousse with whipped cream and mandarin oranges.
