Chocolate Silk

Name: Chocolate Silk
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar; 4 ounces toasted and coarsely chopped pecans; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 ounces toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts; Pinch ground cinnamon; 4 ounces (1 stick) sweet butter, melted; 6 large eggs; ¾ cup sugar; 6 ounces (1½ sticks) soft sweet butter; 20 ounces extrabittersweet chocolate; ¼ cup heavy (whipping) cream

Preparation info

Serves
10 to 12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

This silky, soft, luscious, chocolate-lover’s dessert is incredibly rich.

Unlike a lot of “decadent” chocolate desserts, this stops just short of being excessive.

Ingredients

Crust

3 ounces toasted and coarsely chopped walnuts
4 ounces toasted and coarsely chopped pecans

Cake
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

To make the crust

Combine the walnuts and pecans with the brown sugar and cinnamon in a stainless steel bowl. Stir in the melted butter. Press the nut mixture into the bottom of the Springform pan.

Refrigerate the crust for ½ hour, until firm.

To make the mousse cake

Melt the chocolate in the top