Chocolate and Cointreau mousse

Ingredients:

250g organic dark chocolate
100g unsalted butter
140ml orange juice
5 tbspns cocoa powder
4 eggs separated
50ml cointreau
200ml double cream
2 extra egg whites
3 tbspns caster sugar

Method:

1. Place the chocolate, butter and orange juice in a bowl and allow to melt slowly over a pan of just simmering water

2. When the chocolate and butter has melted stir in the cocoa powder

3. Cool slightly and whisk in the egg yolks and Cointreau. Leave to cool

4. Whisk the cream to soft peaks and set aside

5. Whisk all the egg whites until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and whisk until stiff and smooth

6. Gently fold half the egg whites then fold in all the whipped cream

7. Finally fold in the remaining egg whites

8. Spoon into ramekins or glasses