So let me put this all in context. In February, me and my brother visited Dublin, and (obviously) went to the Guinness factory. While we were there, they offered free food and drink, which we gobbled down quickly before they could take it away! We both agreed that the best was a Guinness chocolate mousse in a chocolate cup, and my brother then decided he wanted them for his birthday party. They are REALLY easy to make. All you need is... Love! Lol!
Ingredients:
10 egg yolks
10 egg whites
350g dark chocolate (for mousse)
300g dark chocolate (for cups)
1/4lb butter
100g caster sugar
100ml Guinness draught
Now it was the last ingredient that caused me the most dramas. I already had some at home (London) because I'd had a practice go. But mum had told me they had some in the fridge (Cambridge) so I didn't bother to take any with me. My mother showed her alcohol awareness skills - it was definitely NOT Guinness in the fridge! So the question was - how to make Guinness chocolate mousse without any sodding Guinness??? The quest begins...
I went to the garage... No Guinness. I went to the corner shop... No Guinness. I went to the spar... Still no Guinness! My dad eventually had to traipse all the way to the specialist alcohol shop to buy it! Talk about a Monthy Python esque quest! Now for the easy Peasy simple pimple part!
Method
1. Whisk the egg whites til light and fluffy (tip - if your bowl is not big enough, do them in two batches, they will quadruple in size!)
2. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar.
3. Melt the chocolate and butter (I just did it in the microwave)
4. Mix chocolate with egg yolks, then fold in egg whites gently
DONE! How easy is that?
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They just need to set overnight before you eat them. You can pour them into ramekins or glasses or make your own chocolate cups. Chocolate cups are also easy peasy simple pimple to make.
1. Put cupcake cases in a cupcake tray.
2. Drop a tablespoon of melted chocolate in the case.
3. Use the back of the spoon to drag the chocolate up the side.
4. Leave to set, then repeat until the chocolate cup is thick enough to stand up by itself.
So easy to make, but you need to make chocolate cups the day before you make the mousse, and the mousse the day before you want to eat it, so timing and fore planning is crucial - but apart from that, it's the easiest thing I've ever made! Let me know how you get on xx
