Torta de Chocolate (Chocolate Pie)
Created by Derf on April 28, 2013
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 45m
- Cook Time: 16m
- Recipe #9307
Ingredients
- PASTRY
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- FILLING
- 16 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup butter
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
How to Make
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Step 1: To prepare the pastry: sift the flour, cocoa and salt together into a bowl.
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Step 2: Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 knives until it resembles coarse meal.
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Step 3: Add the sour cream and knead into a ball.
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Step 4: Divide into 4 equal pieces and refrigerate 2 hours.
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Step 5: On a floured board, roll each piece of dough out to a 10 x 10 inch square.
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Step 6: Place each square on a buttered baking sheet, prick all over with a fork and bake in a 400f degree oven 10 minutes.
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Step 7: Carefully transfer the pastry squares to wire racks to cool.
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Step 8: They will be very fragile.
How to Make
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Step 9: To prepare the filling: Place the chocolate, cream and butter in a saucepan and stir over low heat until the chocolate and butter are melted.
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Step 10: Beat the egg yolks until thick.
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Step 11: Beat in a few tablespoons of the hot chocolate mixture and stir back into the hot chocolate.
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Step 12: Stir in the vanilla and let the mixture cool to spreading consistency.
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Step 13: Do not refrigerate or it will be too stiff to spread.
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Step 14: Place 1 pastry layer on a serving plate and spread with the filling.
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Step 15: Continue layering, leaving the nicest looking pastry square for the top.
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Step 16: Sift powdered sugar over the top layer.
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Step 17: Using a pastry bag fitted with a star tube, decorate the top layer with a little of the leftover filling.