The Queen's Favourite Dessert Recipe

 

Today I felt it was fitting to share on of Queen Elizabeth II's favourite recipes with you. 

The Queen loved her chocolate treats, every year the royal pastry chefs whipped up a chocolate cake for her birthday and this chocolate mousse recipe was another of her rare indulgences.

 Royal Chocolate Mousse

INGREDIENTS

6 ounces dark chocolate

10 fluid ounces Double Cream

5 egg yolks

5 egg whites

1 teaspoon instant coffee

2 tablespoons Drambuie

1 tablespoon boiling water

METHOD

Melt the chocolate, taking care not to overheat it, in a large bowl.

Put the coffee in a small bowl and dissolve in the boiling water.

Whisk the egg yolks into the chocolate and then add the dissolved coffee and the Drambuie and mix well.

Whip the cream until stiff and peaks hold.

Whip the egg whites until stiff and the peaks hold.

Fold the cream with a metal spoon into the chocolate mixture followed by the whipped egg whites.

Keep folding until there are no white specks of cream or egg white and then pour into a decorative serving dish.

Put the mousse into the refrigerator for at least three hours to allow the chocolate to set.

The top can now be decorated with rosettes of whipped cream and chocolate curls for table presentation.

This mixture makes enough for about eight portions of dessert. 

God bless our lovely Queen, gone but never forgotten.

he will always hold a piece of our hearts ♥

 

Leeann x