Torta De Chocolate Chocolate Pie Recipes

TORTA DE CHOCOLATE (CHOCOLATE PIE)

Steps:

• To prepare the pastry: sift the flour, cocoa and salt together into a bowl.
• Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 knives until it resembles coarse meal.
• Add the sour cream and knead into a ball.
• Divide into 4 equal pieces and refrigerate 2 hours.
• On a floured board, roll each piece of dough out to a 10 x 10 inch square.
• Place each square on a buttered baking sheet, prick all over with a fork and bake in a 400f degree oven 10 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the pastry squares to wire racks to cool.
• They will be very fragile.
• 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.
• Beat the egg yolks until thick.
• Beat in a few tablespoons of the hot chocolate mixture and stir back into the hot chocolate.
• Stir in the vanilla and let the mixture cool to spreading consistency.
• Do not refrigerate or it will be too stiff to spread.
• Place 1 pastry layer on a serving plate and spread with the filling.
• Continue layering, leaving the nicest looking pastry square for the top.
• Sift powdered sugar over the top layer.
• Using a pastry bag fitted with a star tube, decorate the top layer with a little of the leftover filling.