Black Forest Chocolate Mousse Shots - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 ounces dark chocolate, 70 percent solids
2 eggs, separated
1 tablespoon kirsch, plus a splash
7 fluid ounces heavy cream
6 cherries, with stalks still attached

Preparation

Melt the chocolate in the microwave or in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, then cool slightly.
Beat together the egg yolks and kirsch and gently mix into the melted chocolate with 4 tbsp of the cream.
Whisk the egg whites to firm peaks and fold them through the chocolate mixture.
Spoon into 6 shot glasses and chill.
Softly whip the remaining cream with a splash of kirsch.
Dollop the cream on top of each mousse and push in a cherry to decorate.