posted by mindy 03-29-99 10:28 AM
Chocolate Mousse Cake
1/2 lb (200Grams) dark chocolate
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/8tsp lemon juice
7 eggs separated
1 tsp vanilla
Set oven at 375 (180) Melt chocolate and margarine in microwave. Stir till smooth. Whisk egg yolks and sugar till pale colour, then stir in chocolate mixture and add vanilla.
Beat egg whites with lemon until stiff. Gently fold into chocolate mixture. Put half the mixture into a deep 9" pie dish and remaining batter in the fridge. Bake for 35 minutes.
Cool completely, must fall in. Spread remaining batter over the cake. Put in fridge for 8 hours. Can be doubled to make in a large pyrex dish.