Chocolate Mousse Loaf

Name: Chocolate Mousse Loaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12-14 servings.
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided; 3 egg yolks; 16 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 1/2 cup light corn syrup; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; RASPBERRY SAUCE:; 1 package (10 ounces) frozen raspberries, thawed; 1/4 cup light corn syrup

This showstopping loaf would make a tempting centerpiece for the most sumptuous holiday table.

Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
3 egg yolks
16 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
RASPBERRY SAUCE:
1 package (10 ounces) frozen raspberries, thawed
1/4 cup light corn syrup

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Cool.
In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture.
Pour into a 9x5-in. loaf pan that has been lined with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 8-10 hours.
For sauce, place raspberries in a blender; cover and puree. Strain and discard seeds. Stir corn syrup into raspberry puree; refrigerate. Unmold mousse onto a serving platter; serve with raspberry sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 277 calories, 21g fat (13g saturated fat), 110mg cholesterol, 102mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Mousse Loaf in Country Woman Christmas 1998

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crazygirl

Dec 28, 2009

The Mousse is delicious. The recipe is a wreck. The online directions are not sufficient. I would not have been able to make the recipe if I didn't own the book it was published in.