Chocolate Mousse Pie

Name: Chocolate Mousse Pie
Prep time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
Yield: 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 25 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (1 1/3 cups); 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 4 eggs, separated; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup brandy; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 5 unsweetened chocolate squares; 1 square semisweet chocolate; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 1/4 cup cold strong coffee; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3/4 cup heavy cream; cordial cherries

Submitted by Chef #1377888

"Family Circle 4/6/82"

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Ready In:: 1min
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 16

ingredients

25 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (1 1/3 cups)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
4 eggs, separated
³⁄₄ cup sugar
¹⁄₄ cup brandy
1 teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
5 unsweetened chocolate squares
1 square semisweet chocolate
6 tablespoons butter, softened
¹⁄₄ cup cold strong coffee
2 tablespoons sugar
³⁄₄ cup heavy cream
cordial cherries

directions

Lightly butter an 8 or 9" springform pan. Line sides with 3" X 8" strips of wax paper, butter paper.
Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter ina small bowl. Press mixture onto bottom and 1" up side of pan. Chill.
Combine egg yoks, 3/4 c sugar, brandy, vanilla and salt intop of double boiler. Place over simmering water; beat with hand mixer at high speed until thick and pale yellow, about 8 minutes. Turn into a large bowl.
Melt unsweetened and semisweet chocolate in bowl over simmering water. Remove bowl from water, beat in softened butter, 1 T at a time. Gradually beat chocolate mixture into egg yolk mixture until smooth. Mixture will thicken slightly. Stir in coffee: reserve.
Beat egg whites inlarge bowl with electric mixer until foamy white. Gradually beat in the remaining 2T sugar until meringue forms soft peaks. Stir a small amount of the meringue into the chocolate mixture to thin. Gradually fold in the remaining meringue until no streaks of white remain.
Beat heavy cream in a small bowl until stiff; fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Chill over night. With a sharp knife loosen wax paper from pan; release spring and remove side of pan; remove wax paper. Garnish with Cordial Cheeries.
Cordial Cherries.
Soak 13 maraschino cheeries with stems in 1/4 c brandy in a small bowl, place in freezer. When cherries are frozen remove from brandy and wipe with paper toweling. Melt 4 squares semisweet chocolate; quickly dip frozen cherries into chocolate holding by the stem and swirling until completely covered. The chocolate will harden almost immediately. Refrigerate.