Chocolate, Orange and Whiskey Mousse

Here's a delicious sweet to finish off any meal - the chocolate, orange and whisky make a deadly combination! The quantities given below are sufficient for six servings. Prep time includes chilling.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 8  ounces chocolate, broken into smaller pieces
• 4  eggs, separated into whites and yolks
• 2  tablespoons  scotch  whiskey
• 2  tablespoons  whipping cream
• 1  orange, zest of, finely grated

• Topping

• 2⁄3 cup  whipping cream
• 1  tablespoon  scotch  whiskey
• 1  pinch  superfine sugar
•  orange rind, for decoration

Directions

1. Place the broken chocolate, whisky and cream in a heatproof bowl and sit in a pan of simmering hot water, stirring until melted.
2. Important - don't allow the mixture to boil. Remove from the heat and allow to cool but remain melted.
3. Whisk the egg whites until they are stiff. Beat the yolks with the finely grated orange rind.
4. Stir the egg yolk mixture into the cooled chocolate cream. Then fold in the whisked egg whites.
5. Spoon the mixture into six individual dishes/glasses and chill in the fridge for at least three hours.
6. Just before serving, whip the cream for the topping with the whisky and sugar.
7. Decorate the mousse with the cream and the orange rind.