Chocolate Mocha Dessert

Tim found this recipe in The Best Cook on the Block Cookbook, volume 3. The recipe is by Terry Sullivan.

This is a chocolate and coffee flavored frozen dessert that is something like Tiramisu. Use a glass serving bowl to show off the layers.

Ingredients:

1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
1/4 cup water
1 T light corn syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
Whites of 2 large eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup light brown sugar
1 T instant coffee powder (not freeze dried)
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup ground walnuts
2 T creme de cocoa
Whipped cream for garnish

In small saucepan, combine chocolate pieces, water and corn syrup. Heat mixture over very low heat stirring with wooden spoon until chocolate is melted.

Remove from heat and add vanilla and salt. Transfer to large mixing bowl and cool.

In another bowl (not plastic) beat egg whites until frothy. Add sugar, a little at a time, and continue beating until mixture is stiff.

Stir 1/3 of egg mixture into chocolate mixture and then fold in remaining egg white mixture.

In chilled bowl, beat cream until it holds soft peaks. While beating, add brown sugar and then coffee powder and almond extract. Continue beating until mixture holds stiff peaks.

Have walnuts and creme de cocoa ready. Spread 1/3 of chocolate mixture in bottom of 1 1/2 quart serving bowl. Sprinkle with half of walnuts and half of creme de cocoa. Top with half of cream mixture. Repeat layers ending with layer of chocolate mixture.

Cover bowl and freeze dessert at least 6 hours. Served garnished with whipped cream. Makes 6-8 servings.