Chocolate Mousse Flan

Servings: 1
Ingredients:

1 c  Flour; all purpose                  5 oz Chocolate; 5 squares
Pastry:                             2 tb Butter
2 tb Sugar; icing                        2    Eggs
1 oz Chocolate; melted (1 square       1/4 c  Sugar
1/2 c  Butter; softened                         Garnish:
Mousse filling:                     3 oz Chocolate; 3 squares
1/3 c  Whipping cream                           Sugar; icing

You need a 9 1/2′ flan pan with a removable bottom to make this
spectacular looking dessert.
PASTRY: Combine flour, icing sugar and 1 melted square chocolate. Cut in
1/2 cup softened butter (with pastry blender or in food processor) till
mixture resembles coarse crumbs, form into ball with hands. Press into
bottom and sides of flan ring pan with removable bottom that has been
greased. Chill 1 hour. Bake at 425F for 10 minutes; cool.
MOUSSE FILLING: Bring 1/2 cup whipping cream to a boil, Add 5 sqaures
chocolate and 2 tbsp butter, stir until melted. Blend in 2 eggs yolks well,
remove from heat. Beat egg whites till frothy, gradually add 1/4 cup sugar,
beating till stiff peaks form. Gently fold into chocolate mixture; pour
into pastry crust, chill 10 minutes.
GARNISH: Shortly before serving, sprinkle 3 squares (coarsely grated- use
a vegetable peeler to make curls) over mousse. Lay 3 strips of wax paper
across flan. Sift icing sugar over flan; remove wax paper.
NB: Don’t make or serve this on a hot day; it will melt.
from Baker’s Chocolate

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