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Chocolate Pie

Chocolate Pie
  • For : 6 servings
  • Time : 1 h 05
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Chocolate Pie :

  • 250 g pie or sweet dough
  • Chocolate mixture :
  • 400 g dark chocolate
  • 3 eggs
  • 125 g sugar
  • 300 g whipping cream
  • Decoration :
  • chocolate ganache
  • cocoa powder

Technical stages for Chocolate Pie :

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Prepare the ingredients.

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Bring the whipping cream to a boiling point.

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Whisk the eggs with the sugar until pale and thick.

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Add the warm cream, whisking...

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...and then the ground chocolate, who will melt slowly in the warm mix. Blend well to obtain a homogeneous mix.

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Ease the pie dough or sweet dough into a pie pan. Bake blind.

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Pour the chocolate mixture in the prebaked pie shell...

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...and bake in warm oven at 180°C (356°F)...

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...until the chocolate mixture is completely baked.

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When finished, let it cool and remove from the pan.

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When the pie is cold, prepare a ganache rim...

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...with a star-shaped icing bag. You can also fix up the cracks in the chocolate. Use a metal spatula for this.

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(Rim as seen from above)

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(Rim as seen from the side)

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To finish, sprinkle the surface of the pie with cocoa powder.

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Arrange and serve with custard.

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Bon Appétit.

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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

InoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - DenimInoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - Denim 71.50 Euro
Polyethylene pastry bags dispenser 51 x 30 cmPolyethylene pastry bags dispenser 51 x 30 cm 15.40 Euro
Vacuum food saver 1 litreVacuum food saver 1 litre 11.90 Euro
Hemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 25 cmHemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 25 cm 22.40 Euro
Wooden rolling pin 50 cmWooden rolling pin 50 cm 8.20 Euro
Sugar dredgerSugar dredger 12.10 Euro