Death By Chocolate: Assemble Death By Chocolate
- 6 ounces unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1 1/3 cups heavy cream
- 8 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa, sifted
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons instant coffee
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Place a closed 9 by 3-inch spring-form pan on a baking sheet.
- Set the top half of the chocolate brownie inside the pan top side up.
- Ladle 1 1/2 cups of ganache into the pan over the chocolate brownie.
- Trim the cocoa meringue with a serrated knife so that it will fit tightly into the pan.
- Place the trimmed cocoa meringue, top side up, inside the pan on top of the ganache, pressing down gently on the cocoa meringue to eliminate air pockets.
- Spoon the mocha mousse on top of the cocoa meringue spreading evenly.
- Place the remaining chocolate brownie half, bottom side up, on top of the mocha mousse.
- Chill the cake in freezer for 30 minutes or refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Remove from the freezer and cut around the edges to release from the spring-form pan.
- Pour the remaining ganache over the cake and use a cake spatula to spread the ganache evenly over the and sides of the cake.
- Refrigerate the cake for 10 to 15 minutes to set the ganache.
- Fill a pastry bag with a star tip with the chocolate mousse.
- Pipe a circle of stars (each touching the other) along the outside edge of the top of the cake.
- Continue to pipe out circle of stars until the top of the cake is covered.
- Refrigerate the Death By Chocolate for at least 4 hours and preferably 12 hours before cutting and serving.
- Heat the butter in a 2 1/2 quart saucepan over medium heat.
- When melted, add the sugar, heavy cream, sifted cocoa, 2 tablespoons dark rum, and salt.
- Stir with a whisk to combine.
- Bring to a boil, then adjust heat and allow to simmer for 5 minutes, occasionally stirring.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat.
- Add the instant coffee and vanilla extract and remaining tablespoon of rum, stir until smooth.
- Allow to cool to room temperature before serving.
- To serve, cut the Death By Chocolate into the desired number of servings.
- Heat the blade of a serrated slicer under hot running water before slicing into the cake.
- Repeat this procedure after making each slice.
- Flood the base of each 10-inch dinner plate with 3 to 4 tablespoons mocha rum sauce and place a piece of Death By Chocolate in the center of each plate.
- Serve immediately.
butter, sugar, heavy cream, unsweetened cocoa, dark rum, salt, instant coffee, vanilla
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/death-by-chocolate-assemble-death-by-chocolate-recipe.html (may not work)