Chocolate Velvet

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 lbs sweet dark chocolate squares, cut into pieces
• 6 ounces butter, cut into pieces (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1/4 cup creme de cacao
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
• 4 cups whipping cream (1 quart)
• 6 egg whites
• whipping cream (to garnish)
• strawberries (to garnish) or raspberries (to garnish)
• mint sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate and butter in top of double boiler set over simmering water; cool to room temperature.
• 2 combine sugar,yolks,rum,cre'me de cacao and coffee in large mixing bowl.
• 3 blend in chocolate.
• 4 whip 4 cups cream in very large bowl until stiff.
• 5 gently fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture, blending thoroughly.
• 6 beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• 7 fold egg whites into chocolate cream.
• 8 turn mixture into 10-inch springform pan, filling to top. (spoon any remaining mixture into individual wine glasses or goblets).
• 9 refrigerate overnight.
• 10 transfer pan to chilled platter and remove springform,.
• 11 garnish with whipped cream, your choice of berries and a mint sprig and serve,.