Chocolate, Orange, and Chestnut Pave
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 1/2 pounds fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest (from about 1 1/2 navel oranges)
- 1 3/4 cups well-chilled heavy cream
- 6 ounces fine-quality white chocolate
- 1 1/4 cup chopped vacuum-packed chestnuts (about 1 ounce)
- 3 teaspoons dark rum
- 1/4 cup well-chilled heavy cream
- Garnish: chestnuts in dark and light syrup, sliced, "pate" pears, and candied orange halves*, sliced
- Accompaniment: ginger creme anglaise
- *available at specialty food shops
- In a large metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt butter and chocolate, stirring occasionally, until smooth and remove bowl from heat.
- Stir in zest and cool completely.
- In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream until it just holds stiff peaks.
- Whisk about one fourth of cream into chocolate mixture to, lighten and fold in remaining cream gently but thoroughly.
- Line an oiled terrine or loaf pan, 10 by 4 1/2 by 3 inches (7-cup capacity), with plastic wrap.
- Pour in half of chocolate orange filling, smoothing top, and freeze 5 minutes.
- In a small metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt white chocolate, stirring occasionally, until smooth and remove bowl from heat.
- Stir in chestnuts and rum gently and cool completely.
- In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream until.it just holds stiff peaks.
- Fold cream into white chocolate mixture.
- Pour chestnut rum filling over chocolate orange layer, smoothing top, and freeze 5 minutes.
- Pour in remaining chocolate orange filling, smoothing top, and chill, covered with plastic wrap, overnight.
- Pave may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
- Discard plastic wrap from top and invert pave onto a plate.
- Discard remaining plastic wrap.
- Garnish pave with chestnut slices, "pate" pears, and candied orange.
- Pour some ginger creme anglaise onto 8 dessert plates and top with a 1/2-inch-thick slice of pave.
unsalted butter, bittersweet chocolate, orange zest, well, white chocolate, chestnuts, dark rum, well, chestnuts, accompaniment
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-orange-and-chestnut-pave-13438 (may not work)