Ingredients

How to make it

  • To make the pastry………
  • Place flour , cocoa, sugar, butter , egg yolk, vinegar, and iced water in a blender or food processor and process for about 10 seconds or until mixture begins to bind
  • Wrap in foil and chill for 30 minutes
  • Dust working surface with cocoa, roll out pastry to fit a 9 inch ( 23 cm) removable base flan tin or an oven proof flan dish
  • Fill case with foil then pastry weights
  • Bake in moderately hot oven 375- 400 degrees f. for 10 minutes
  • remove foil and weights and cook for another 10 minutes
  • Cool completely……
  • To make the filling…………
  • Beat the custard with mixer, pour in melted chocolate while mixer is still running, pour in cream , add sugar
  • Mix until combined
  • Dissolve gelatin in 3 tablespoons cold water…..
  • Stir in double broiler pan over simmering water until dissolved
  • Stir in custard/ and chocolate mixture…
  • Pour mixture onto the cooled pastry shell………..chill until set
  • To make topping………..
  • Melt chocolate with butter in double broiler over simmering water
  • Quickly spread over the top of the pie using a spatula
  • Decorate with icing sugar and chocolate leaves..or whatever you want to put on top
  • Chill until served
  • Serves 8

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    " It was excellent "
    ahmed1 ate it and said...
    Sounds really delicious Mini...Thanks for sharing my friend.
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    " It was excellent "
    lanacountry ate it and said...
    You just keep doin this to me ms Tink!! ;()
    55555! yummers!
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    " It was excellent "
    juels ate it and said...
    Looks and sounds absolutely devine! Love it!
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    " It was excellent "
    lura ate it and said...
    mmmm...chooocooolaaaate! yum! .....Thanks for the great post.
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