This is what chocolate mousse should look like
(It hasn’t set yet)
This is what chocolate mousse should not look like:
At least I know what I screwed up: I used a giant block of high-quality baking chocolate from St. Lawrence Market which didn’t have enough cocoa butter to get truly molten when I heated it. Then I got distracted and overcooked the egg yolk. That’s what you get for multi-tasking in the kitchen.
Most of the time, though, chocolate mousse is a quick and easy dessert that always looks more labour-intensive than it really is. I got it perfect on my second try yesterday when I actually used the proper ingredients and stayed focused. Plus, it costs under $10 to make! I follow the standard Joy of Cooking recipe.