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"death By Chocolate" Truffle Tart With Espresso Sauce

Ingredients & Directions


1 1/2 c Chocolate Wafer crumbs
6 tb Sweet Butter

Crush or grind fine chocolate wafers in food processor. Melt butter
and blend into crumbs. Pat into tart or pie pan. Chill untilfirm
before filling or bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes, cool,and fill.

Filling:

12 Oz. Semi-sweet Chocolate 1/2 C heavy cream 1 stick sweet butter,
cut into bits and softened 2 T Kahlua Liqueur (or other of your
choice) 1 Pinch salt

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 forat least
3 hours.

Sauce:

1/2 C Whipping cream 4 T sugar 1/4 C butter 1 to 1 1/2 t finely ground
Expresso coffee

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 expresso grounds.

To serve, spoon a moderate amount of warm sauce on a rimmed plate.
Top with a wedge of tart.

Crust:


Yields
1 servings