Recipe - Chocolate Intemperance

1 One half Pounds, semisweet chocolate
3 Eggs, seperated
One half cup Strong coffee
One half cup Tia Maria
2 tablespoon Sugar
One half cup Heavy cream
Cake:
23 ounce Brownie mix
2 tablespoon Water
3 Eggs
Glaze:
8 ounce Semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup Water

Serves: 8 to 10

This moussefilled, chocolateswathed mold is an embarrassment of riches.
When served to chocolate lovers, the only sound in the room will be faint
moans of pure, unadulterated decadent pleasure.

Filling:

Melt chocolate with coffee on top of a double boiler. When chocolate is
completely melted, remove pan from heat. Beat egg yolks until pale yellow
and stir into chocolate. Gradually stir in Tia Maria. Cool mixture.

In a seperate bowl, beat egg whites, gradually adding sugar until whites
are stiff. Whip cream. Gently fold whipped cream into cooled chocolate
mixture and then fold in egg whites.

Preheat oven to 350. Beat ingredients together at medium speed of electric
mixer until batter is smooth. Grease an 11by15 inch jellyroll pan. Line
it with waxed paper. Grease and lightly flower paper, shaking off any
excess flower. Spread batter evenly in jellyroll pan. Bake for 10 to 12
minutes or until cake tests done. Turn cake onto a rack and peel off paper.
Lightly oil a 2quart charlotte mold and line with cooled cake. Cut rounds
of cake to fit both top and bottom of mold, and a strip for sides. Place
smaller round in bottom of mold. (you will probably have to piece one
section of side to cover completely, but don't worry; any patchwork will be
hidden by chocolate glaze.) Fit larger round of cake on top of mold. Chill
for 3 or 4 hours or until firm. Unmold and cover with glaze.

Melt chocolate in water and stir until smooth. Spread over top of
moussecake and drizzle down sides. Chill again. Serve in slender slices
~ its indecently opulent.

Hints: Melt chocolate in microwave. Its much faster. Instructions are on
the chocolate package.

A souffle dish makes a good replacement for the Charlotte mold.

Source:The Best of Bon Appetit (1979) Shared by: Bill Calvin

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