Soak gelatine in cold water. Peel approx. 25 g of the chocolate shavings from the chocolate coating with a peeler and put in a cool place. Chop 125 g chocolate coating and melt carefully over a warm water bath. Beat egg yolks, cognac, vanilla sugar and sugar over a hot water bath until foamy. Stir in the couverture. Squeeze the gelatine and dissolve in the warm chocolate mixture. Whip cream until stiff and fold in.
Pour into a bowl and chill for approx. 3 hours. Pour the mousse into a piping bag with a star-shaped spout. Wash and clean the figs and cut them crosswise, but do not cut through. Pour mousse in the middle. Decorate figs with chocolate shavings and serve with 1 tbsp. cassis
waiting time 2 3/4 hours