Chocolate Velvet Dessert

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 3/4 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 3 -4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. press onto the bottom and 1 1/2 inch up sides of a greased 9 inch springform pan. bake at 350 for 10 minutes. cool on a wire rack.
• 2 in microwave or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. cool. in mixing bowl, combine egg yolks, cream and vanilla; beat well. gradually stir a third of the cream mixture into melted chocolate until blended. gradually stir in remaining cream mixture. pour into crust.
• 3 place pan on a baking sheet. bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. refrigerate overnight.
• 4 for frosting, in mixing bowl, cream butter. combine confectioners sugar and cocoa; add butter with enough milk to achieve frosting consistency. pipe into center of dessert, refrigerate leftovers.