Chocolate Silk Pie

Name: Thermomix recipe: Chocolate Silk Pie
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 80 Grams pecans; 120 Grams walnuts; 85 Grams light muscovado sugar; 80 Grams butter; Generous Pinches pink salt flakes; 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 600 Grams chocolate 54% dark milk in pieces; 120 Grams unsalted butter; 180 Grams raw caster sugar; 6 large eggs (70g each minimum); 2 Teaspoons vanilla bean paste; 120 Grams pure cream; 350 Grams pure cream; 1 Tablespoon raw caster sugar; Chocolate shavings for garnish (optional)

Serves 10-20 Prep Time 1 hours Cook Time 15 minutes Rated:

WELL, well, well, what do we have here? It is not very often that I find myself wishing I had a smaller piece of chocolate tart on my plate....but I have to say, be warned. If I can’t finish a serving, no one can. (Yes that is a challenge, but not for the faint hearted!)

This is so decadent, it is literally like eating a big ole slice of truffle, (check out the amount of chocolate used!) totally amazing, and quite possibly the richest dessert I have ever concocted. I loved it, and because of it’s richness, it will last for quite a while as you literally can only inhale a sliver at a time....either last for ages, or it will feed literally an entire restaurant full of patrons. SO great for Christmas entertaining. (Sorry to mention the C word so early, but we are fast approaching, you realise that right?)

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Need

Crust
80 Grams pecans
120 Grams walnuts
85 Grams light muscovado sugar
80 Grams butter BUY
Generous Pinches pink salt flakes BUY
1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY
Filling
600 Grams chocolate 54% dark milk in pieces BUY
120 Grams unsalted butter BUY
180 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
6 large eggs (70g each minimum)
2 Teaspoons vanilla bean paste BUY
120 Grams pure cream
Topping
350 Grams pure cream
1 Tablespoon raw caster sugar BUY
Chocolate shavings for garnish (optional)

Do

1: Line the base of a 16cm springform tin with baking paper and set aside.
2: Crust; Toast pecans and walnuts by placing into a cold oven set to 200°C and baking 14 minutes.
3: With nuts still hot, place all crust ingredients into Thermomix bowl and blend 10 sec/speed 8.
4: Press into prepared tin and refrigerate until solid. (At least 30 minutes before proceeding with filling.)
5: Filling; Place chocolate and butter into Thermomix bowl and melt 15 min/37°C/speed soft. Stop and scrape down sides of bowl occasionally as needed.
6: Either transfer to a mixing bowl or use your second Thermomix bowl for remaining filling process.
7: Place sugar, eggs and vanilla bean paste into clean, dry Thermomix bowl and whip 10 min/60°C/Butterfly/speed 3.Remove Butterfly.
8: Add chocolate mixture and cream and blend 10 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides of bowl and repeat.
9: Pour into base and set for several hours (minimum of 3).
10: Whip cream with a little sugar 20-40 sec/Butterfly/speed 4 and pipe or spread on top of filling. Garnish with chocolate shavings if desired.