Are you looking to WOW family and friends? Then this could be the dessertyou have searched high and low for. And I did all the work for you by finding the recipe in Martha Stewart's Holiday Sweets. Also I adapted it more to my liking by adding a second layer of chocolate (the white chocolate layer). I thought it needed to look higher and more dramatic. Well.... it worked. You can thank me by sending checks or cash.
Ingredients:
12 ounces (1 to 2 boxes) chocolate wafers, finely ground in a food processor
7 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
8 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 large egg whites
Directions:
1. Mix together ground cookie crumbs and melted utter until evenly moistened. Press into an 8-inch springform pan, coating bottom and three-quarters of the way up sides. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 30 minutes.
2. Sprinkle gelatin over milk; let soften 5 minutes. Bring the cream and 2 tablespoons sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add gelatin mixture, and stir to combine. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and vanilla; cover and let stand 3 minutes. Stir until thoroughly combined. Pass mixture through a fine sieve into prepared cookie crust; discard any unmelted chocolate. Chill until filling is set, about 6 hours or up to overnight.
3. Heat egg whites and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer set over (not in) a pan of simmering water, stirring until whites are warm to the touch and sugar is dissolved. Attach bowl to mixer; whisk on medium speed until soft peaks form. Raise speed to high, and beat until peaks are stiff and glossy but not dry.
4. Using a flexible spatula,top pie with meringue, lifting to create peaks. Use a small kitchen torch to brown meringue (or place under broiler, watching carefully, as it will brown quickly). Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 1 day.
(To make the white chocolate layer, repeat using the ingredients for the milk chocolate layer and replacing with white chocolate.)
Ingredients:
12 ounces (1 to 2 boxes) chocolate wafers, finely ground in a food processor
7 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
8 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 large egg whites
Directions:
1. Mix together ground cookie crumbs and melted utter until evenly moistened. Press into an 8-inch springform pan, coating bottom and three-quarters of the way up sides. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 30 minutes.
2. Sprinkle gelatin over milk; let soften 5 minutes. Bring the cream and 2 tablespoons sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add gelatin mixture, and stir to combine. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and vanilla; cover and let stand 3 minutes. Stir until thoroughly combined. Pass mixture through a fine sieve into prepared cookie crust; discard any unmelted chocolate. Chill until filling is set, about 6 hours or up to overnight.
3. Heat egg whites and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer set over (not in) a pan of simmering water, stirring until whites are warm to the touch and sugar is dissolved. Attach bowl to mixer; whisk on medium speed until soft peaks form. Raise speed to high, and beat until peaks are stiff and glossy but not dry.
4. Using a flexible spatula,top pie with meringue, lifting to create peaks. Use a small kitchen torch to brown meringue (or place under broiler, watching carefully, as it will brown quickly). Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 1 day.
(To make the white chocolate layer, repeat using the ingredients for the milk chocolate layer and replacing with white chocolate.)
11 comments:
Yuuuuummmm! That dessert definitely the one to WOW everyone!
Looks delicious!Are euoros ok with you?:)
Have a lovely sunday,
Hugs, Annalisa
well, no cash, and you wouldn't want a check from me (unless you could hold it for a few months)... but I sure do thank you for this beautiful idea!
i love your changes
Spectacular! If I need to make something to impress, I'm giving this a try! I love how you took it to the next level . . . literally!
The check's in the mail. But you're going to need to send me a couple of pieces of this!
Oh, this looks delicious! Definitely adding it to my list. I like how you used the springform pan.
So tall a creamy. Looks delish. Maybe you should open a bakery over here on the left coast. Money? whats that?
It's beautiful. Hope you accept toy money.
If you do, not only will I admire this, I will order two cakes.
You might not get rich on toy money and I might not get fat on fake cakes, but we will both be happy.
WOW!! That looks heavenly. The check is in the mail!!
One word WOW!
I saw this when you first posted it (from work so I couldn't comment), this is one of the most delicious looking desserts I've EVER seen! Congrats on being featured at Our Krazy Kitchen, I hope you'll join us soon :-)
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