Rich chocolate mousse in 10 minutes

Fast and delicious – from four simple ingredients to dinner party dessert in 10 minutes

This is the easiest, richest, chocolatiest dessert ever. You won’t believe it can be so simple. Or so fast.

For six:

• 6 eggs
• 6 oz dark chocolate, best quality , 70% cocao solids
• 6 tsp liqueur of your choice (rum, Grand Marnier, chocolate mint …)
• Fruit of your choice (berries are best), enough for six

1. Melt the chocolate gently over a bain marie, and let it cool slightly
2. Separate the eggs
3. Add the yolks one at a time, stirring them thoroughly into to the melted chocolate
4. Add the booze of your choice and stir it in thoroughly
5. Whisk the egg whites until standing in stiff peaks
6. Loosen the chocolate mixture first by folding through a few tablespoons of the stiff egg whites (this is important)
7. Fold the rest of the egg whites gently into the chocolate mixture
8. Spoon into individual serving dishes (individual stemmed glassware is perfect, and impressive) then add a few berries to each serving, using a skewer to ‘poke’ them down into the mixture
9. Chill for at least four hours
10. Sprinkle a few fresh berries on top to serve