Chocolate mousse in a glass serving jar with orange shortbread on the side

Classic chocolate mousse

Name: Classic chocolate mousse
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 150g dark chocolate; 100ml double cream; 3 egg whites; 50g golden caster sugar; 50g icing sugar, plus more for dusting; 100g plain flour; 25g cornflour; 25g ground almonds; 1 orange, zested; 125g butter, cold and cut into cubes; 1-2 tbsp orange blossom water

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time30 mins
Easy
Serves 4

Ingredients

150g dark chocolate
100ml double cream
3 egg whites
50g golden caster sugar

ORANGE SHORTBREAD

50g icing sugar, plus more for dusting
100g plain flour
25g cornflour
25g ground almonds
1 orange, zested
125g butter, cold and cut into cubes
1-2 tbsp orange blossom water

Method

STEP 1
Melt the chocolate into the cream in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water (be careful not to let the base of the bowl touch the water, or any water get into the chocolate), or in a microwave.
STEP 2
Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and then whisk in the sugar and keep whisking until you have a glossy mixture. Stir a third of the meringue into the chocolate, then gently fold in the rest. Divide between 4 pots and chill.
STEP 3
Meanwhile, heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Mix the icing sugar, flour, cornflour, ground almonds with the orange zest and rub in the butter. Stir in 1-2 tbsp orange blossom water and bring the mixture together to make a dough. Roll it out to make a rectangle on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. Slice into fingers, cool, then dust with icing sugar. Serve alongside the chilled chocolate mousse.