Recipe - Chocolate Mint Torte

crust
1 cup Chocolate cookie crumbs; (15
2 tablespoon Butter or margarine; melted
filling
One half cup Butter or margarine; softene
Three fourths cup Sugar
3 ounce Unsweetened chocolate
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Peppermint extract
3 Eggs
One half cup Whipping cream
Unsweetened chocolate; grate

Recipe by: The Cook's Book of Uncommon Recipes ISBN 0940367149 Mix
chocolate cookie crumbs and melted butter/margarine. Press firmly into the
bottom of an 8inch springform pan (or use a pie pan). Bake for 78 mins.
Cool.

Use your electric mixer to prepare the filling. Cream butter/margarine
until smooth and gradually add the sugar. Melt the chocolate over simmering
(not boiling water in a double boiler or in a microwave according to
manufacturer's instructions). Combine melted chocolate, vanilla and
peppermint extracts and blend into butter/sugar mixture. Add eggs 1 at a
time and beat about 3 mins after adding each egg.

Beat cream until it holds a firm peak. Fold whipped cream into chocolate
mixture. Gently spread into prepared crust. Sprinkle with grated chocolate
(or use chocolate sprinkles). Loosely cover with plastic wrap (try not to
let plastic touch the surface of the torte). Chill for at least 3 hours.

NOTE: This is very rich. Keep servings small. Chocoholics WILL come back
for seconds........

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