Chocolate Chip Puff (Pastry) Cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A different way of serving puff pastry. The filling is lovely as is but you may add 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans to the mix. From a dessert cookbook called Postres Irresistibles . Ounces in puff pastry pkg are an estimate. You will need three sheets. Ingredients:
3 (16 ounce) packages puff pastry, thawed if frozen |
1 egg white, lightly beaten with |
1 teaspoon water |
2 cups whipping cream, chilled |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, coarsely chopped |
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar |
confectioners' sugar, for dusting |
cocoa, for dusting |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
2. Using a 9 in cake pie as a guide, cut three 9 in circles from each puff pastry sheet. Place each on a greased cookie sheet and brush with egg white; bake 15 minutes or until golden. Meanwhile, beat cream with the vanilla and sugar until soft peaks form. Fold in the chocolate chips. Layer the puff pastry discs, filling each layer with the cream and chocolate mixture.Dust the top layer with more confectioner's sugar and cocoa. Serve.
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