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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.

Thank you for following this recipe !

The essentials

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

Round plain tart mold, non removable bottom 30 cmRound plain tart mold, non removable bottom 30 cm 14.90 Euro
12 tubes box polycarbonate12 tubes box polycarbonate 39.40 Euro
Hemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 25 cmHemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 25 cm 20.60 Euro
Wooden rolling pin 50 cmWooden rolling pin 50 cm 7.30 Euro
Sugar dredgerSugar dredger 12.10 Euro