Are you looking to WOW family and friends? Then this could be the dessert
you 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.)
21 comments:
Well, now I am caught up with you.
Looks like you have been busy cooking up some pretty goodies!
Hopw your new year is off to agood start!
Melinda
This is one impressive dessert!! YUM!
Thanks to linking up to Show Your Stuff blog hop last week, I have this weeks up:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/01/show-your-stuff-5.html
Looks amazing! I want to do a meringue top like that sometime. Yum!
OMG This cake is GIANT! It looks so delicious. I am freaking out!!
What a pie! People don't do meringues much any more. Nice to see it.
It looks unbelievable!
Looks so yummy!
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Looks so yummy!
My Pink. Please join my Color Connection meme too if you have time. Thanks!
Wow, that's some cake! I;m not a huge cream pie fan, but double chocolate? I think i could make do ;)
Looks fabulous!
This looks absolutely sinful! I think you did right by adding that second layer of white chocolate, yum!
Looks absolutely delicious and divine.
Oh my, this looks so good!
I'm so happy you brought your post to Seasonal Sundays.
- The Tablescaper
You are killing me here!! :) love it.
Double decker, you're killing me and I love it! Wow that looks tempting.
-Gina-
This is so not fair to post this recipe right now...after the holidays...when I need to not eat sweets. Wow, this is an amazing desert. Looks fantastic and I bet it tastes great. Thanks for visiting my blog and for commenting.
oh my wow, i'm speechless. Not Your Ordinary Agent
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What a gorgeous and delicious looking pie!!
Thanks for Linking up @CountryMommaCooks Link & Greet!
wow!!yummy!!
Thanks for linking with Midweek Fiesta...Hope to see you on next week too...
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