-CHOCOLATE SPONGE-
   1/2 c  Flour, heaping                    1/2 c  Sugar
     2 tb Cocoa                               4 tb Butter; melted
     4 lg Eggs                          
CHOCOLATE MERINGUE
     4    Egg whites                        1/3 c  Sugar
     1 c  Sugar                               1 tb Cocoa
RUM SYRUP
     1 c  Water                               1 tb Rum
     2 c  Sugar                         
-CHOCOLATE MOUSSE-
   3/4 c  Butter                              4    Egg yolks
     6 oz Semi sweet chocolate            1 1/4 c  Powdered sugar
     6 tb Cocoa powder                        1 pt Cream; lightly whipped
  Chocolate Sponge: Preheat oven to 350~. Grease 9″ round cake tin.
 Sift the flour and cocoa together; set aside. Using a wire whisk, mix
 eggs and sugar in a bowl set over a pan of hot water. Continue
 whisking until mixture is light and creamy. Remove from heat and
 whisk until cold. Gently fold the flour-cocoa mixture into egg
 mixture, then fold in melted butter. Pour batter into prepared cake
 tin. Bake for 30 minutes or until sponge springs back when tapped
 lightly in the center. Cool 10 minutes then turn out on rack to cool
 completely.
  Chocolate Meringue: Preheat oven to 325~ and line a cookie sheet with
 parchment paper.                 
                 Yields       
                1 servings