Chocolate-Orange Mousse

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2006

Rich, frosting-like mousse is utterly delicious--for about two spoonfuls. Yet light and silky versions often lack decent chocolate flavor. Could we have the best of both worlds?

SERVES 6 to 8 (Makes 3 1/2 cups)

TIME 35 minutes, plus 12 hours steeping and 2 hours chilling

Chocolate-Orange Mousse

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a dark chocolate mousse recipe that would be balanced and light, we eliminated the butter and reduced the number of egg whites and yolks. We whipped the cream to soft peaks before adding it to the chocolate to make up for some of the lo...

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