Chocolate Seduction Recipes

BEST CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Stir melted butter and cocoa powder in a bowl until evenly mixed. Add confectioners' sugar and milk; beat until smooth and easily spread. Stir in vanilla extract.

CHOCOLATE SEMIFREDDO

Steps:

• Line the bottom and sides of a 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, allowing 4 to 5 inches to extend over all sides.
• Stir cookie crumbs and almonds together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Place chopped bittersweet and semisweet chocolate in a large bowl and set a fine wire-mesh strainer over the bowl; set aside.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and salt together in a medium bowl until well combined.
• Heat 1/2 cup cream and water in a small saucepan over medium heat until mixture begins to simmer, 3 to 4 minutes. Slowly whisk hot cream mixture into egg mixture until completely combined. Return mixture to the saucepan and attach a candy thermometer to the pan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula and scraping the bottom of the pan, until mixture is slightly thickened and registers 160 to 165 degrees F (70 to 74 degrees C), 4 to 5 minutes. Do not let mixture simmer.
• Immediately pour into the strainer over the chocolate. Discard any solids left in the strainer. Let chocolate mixture stand for 5 minutes. Whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth; whisk in vanilla and almond extracts. Let stand until completely cool, about 15 minutes.
• Beat remaining 1 1/2 cups cream with an electric stand mixer, using the whisk attachment, on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
• Whisk 1/3 of whipped cream into chocolate mixture until completely combined. Gently fold remaining whipped cream into the chocolate mixture using a rubber spatula until incorporated and no streaks of whipped cream remain. Spoon mixture into the prepared pan and smooth evenly with a small offset spatula. Sprinkle evenly with cookie crumb mixture.
• Pull excess plastic wrap at sides tightly over cake, gently pressing down on cookie crumb mixture. Freeze, 12 to 24 hours.
• Lift semifreddo from pan, using plastic wrap as handles, and transfer to a serving plate. Let stand for 15 minutes. Cut semifreddo into 8 slices, using a serrated knife dipped in hot water and wiped dry after each slice.

CHOCOLATE SEDUCTION PIE

Steps:

• Turn oven on 350°F.
• Parbake the pie crust for 10 minutes.
• Melt the butter and chocolate together in microwave, no more than 50 seconds at a time and stir until no chunks are left, its smooth.
• whisk in sugar and half & half until the sugar is almost dissolved.
• Whisk in the eggs, yolk, and vanilla.
• Pour into the pie shell and place in the oven.
• Bake the pie for 10-15 minutes and rotate, bake another 10-15 minutes. When pie is puffed, crusted over and set in the middle remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
• Top with a raspberry sauce and creme fraiche if you like.

CHOCOLATE SEDUCTION

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
• Combine crushed chocolate wafers and melted butter. Press into 10" pie dish or springform pan.
• Melt 1 cup butter with chocolate in double boiler over barely simmering water stirring frequently.
• Add sugar and cream and stir until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from over water.
• Beat eggs and yolk together to blend in a small bowl before slowly adding to chocolate mixture stirring constantly until thick and smooth.
• Blend in vanilla.
• Pour into crumb crust.
• Bake until completely set about 45-55 minutes.
• Serve warm or cool completely and decorate with whipped cream and chocolate curls.