Passover-Friendly Flourless Chocolate Mousse Cake

Here’s a recipe for the Passover-friendly chocolate mousse cake. The recipe's been in my family for decades, and only a few years ago did it dawn on my Mom that her popular dessert was perfect for passover since it's flourless.

I probably should have posted this a few days ago so that people could have made it for their seders... anyway, it's been good if you know somebody celebrating a birthday over Passover or for save for next year.


Due to the level of observance by some in attendance last night, the version I made for last night was completely Kosher for Passover and pareve. Depending on the level of observance, the various options can be altered for better taste…


Ingredients:

- 8oz. semi-sweet chocolate (Godiva, Bakers, etc. – I did find a brand at Jewel in the Kosher section that was K for Passover.)

- 1 stick butter or margarine (was hard to find Pareve margarine! Fleishmann’s unsalted was only variety at Jewel that wasn’t K-D)

- 7 eggs

- 1 cup sugar

- 1 tsp vanilla extract

- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar

- Whipped cream, Cool Whip or non-dairy, kosher for Passover whipped topping


Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

- Separate the egg whites from the yolks, saving both components.

- Melt 7oz. chocolate and butter/margarine together in microwave. Reserve the last 1 oz. chocolate for later.

- Mix ¾ cup of sugar with the egg yolks and beat until foamy.

- Mix egg whites and cream of tartar in stand mixer or with hand mixer until soft peaks form. Then add ¼ cup of sugar and mix until stiff.

- Fold the egg whites into the chocolate/egg yolk mixture gradually

- Pour about ¾ of the batter into a springform pan. Cover remaining ¼ of batter and place in fridge.

- Bake for 35 minutes at 325 degrees.

- Remove from oven and allow to cool. The middle will collapse, which is normal and desired.

- When cooled, pour remaining ¼ of batter into the collapsed middle of the cake.

- Refrigerate to firm the cake. Remove from springform ring and frost with whipped cream, Cool Whip, etc. Shave remaining chocolate on top of cake