Mousse Au Chocolate

Name: Mousse Au Chocolate
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. bittersweet chocolate (I recommend Scharfen Berger); 1 of a stick of butter; 3-4 Tbsp. sugar; 6 eggs (you will need to separate the whites and the yokes); 1 oz, more or less cognac or Grand Marnier (optional); 1/2 pint of heavy whipping cream; 1 orange (optional)

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Ingredients

1/2 lb. bittersweet chocolate (I recommend Scharfen Berger)
1 of a stick of butter
3-4 Tbsp. sugar
6 eggs (you will need to separate the whites and the yokes)
1 oz, more or less cognac or Grand Marnier (optional)
1/2 pint of heavy whipping cream
1 orange (optional)

Directions

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