Death By Chocolate Truffle Tart with Espresso Sauce
- 1-1/2 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
- 6 tbsp. sweet butter
- 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 stick sweet butter, cut into bits and softened
- 2 tbsp. Kahlua Liqueur (or other of your choice)
- 1 dash salt
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 4 tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 to 1-1/2 tsp. espresso coffee, finely ground
- Crust: Crush or grind fine chocolate wafers in food processor.
- Melt butter and blend into crumbs.
- Pat into tart or pie pan.
- Chill until firm before filling or bake at 300F for 15 minutes, cool, and fill.
- Filling: In a large saucepan combine the chocolate, cream, butter, and Kahlua and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring until it is smooth.
- Remove from heat, allow to cool for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Pour into cooled tart shell and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- Sauce: In a saucepan, combine cream, sugar, and butter.
- Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture boils.
- Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in espresso grounds.
- To serve, spoon a moderate amount of warm sauce on a rimmed plate.
- Top with a wedge of tart.
chocolate wafer crumbs, sweet butter, semisweet chocolate, heavy cream, sweet butter, kahlua, salt, whipping cream, sugar, butter, espresso coffee
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2786 (may not work)