Chocolate Mascarpone Pavlova Pie.....My First Daring Bakers' Challenge Recipe

The June 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious. Dawn challenged the Daring Bakers’ to make Chocolate Pavlovas and Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse. The challenge recipe is based on a recipe from the book Chocolate Epiphany by Francois Payard.

How suitable that the the first Daring Bakers' Challenge that I am privy to is a pavlova. You see, I have always considered my chocolate angel pie to be my signature dessert and the similarities are...well, see for yourself.

One of the problems that I've had with my chocolate angel pie is that it relies heavily on eggs that aren't cooked....an issue these days to be sure. I get around it using dried egg whites and pasteurized eggs, but it's kind of a pain.…