Chocolate Truffle Pie
- 16 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels
- 12 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons Kahlua (or other coffee-flavored liqueur)
- 4 large eggs
- 14 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 14 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- Grease a 9-inch springform pan, and line with parchment paper or wax paper; grease paper.
- Set aside.
- Combine chocolate morsels and butter in the top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate and butter melt, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat; add liqueur, beating with a wire whisk until blended.
- Set aside, and let cool.
- Combine eggs, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Beat at high speed of an electric mixer 5 minutes or until the mixture triples in volume.
- Sprinkle flour over the egg mixture and gently fold together.
- Fold in reserved chocolate mixture.
- (The batter will decrease in volume).
- Pour the batter into your prepared pan.
- Bake at 400F for 10 to 12 minutes or until the center is firm but not set.
- (DO NOT OVERBAKE).
- Cool to room temperature in the pan on a wire rack.
- Cover and chill for at least 8 hours.
- To serve, carefully remove the sides of the springform pan.
- Beat whipping cream and 1/2 tsp vanilla until foamy; gradually add sifted powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
- Serve on top of your cake slices.
- Or, if you want to present the cake whole, gently spoon the whipped cream mixture into a decorator bag fitted with the desired tip.
- Pipe the whipped cream mixture on top of the pie.
chocolate, butter, kahlua, eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt, flour, whipping cream, vanilla, powdered sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-truffle-pie-410826 (may not work)