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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 1 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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Family Circle 4/6/82 Ingredients:
25 chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (1 1/3 cups) |
2 tablespoons butter, melted |
4 eggs, separated |
3/4 cup sugar |
1/4 cup brandy |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
5 unsweetened chocolate squares |
1 square semisweet chocolate |
6 tablespoons butter, softened |
1/4 cup cold strong coffee |
2 tablespoons sugar |
3/4 cup heavy cream |
cordial cherries |
Directions:
1. Lightly butter an 8 or 9 springform pan. Line sides with 3 X 8 strips of wax paper, butter paper.
2. Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter ina small bowl. Press mixture onto bottom and 1 up side of pan. Chill.
3. Combine egg yoks, 3/4 c sugar, brandy, vanilla and salt intop of double boiler. Place over simmering water; beat with hand mixer at high speed until thick and pale yellow, about 8 minutes. Turn into a large bowl.
4. Melt unsweetened and semisweet chocolate in bowl over simmering water. Remove bowl from water, beat in softened butter, 1 T at a time. Gradually beat chocolate mixture into egg yolk mixture until smooth. Mixture will thicken slightly. Stir in coffee: reserve.
5. Beat egg whites inlarge bowl with electric mixer until foamy white. Gradually beat in the remaining 2T sugar until meringue forms soft peaks. Stir a small amount of the meringue into the chocolate mixture to thin. Gradually fold in the remaining meringue until no streaks of white remain.
6. Beat heavy cream in a small bowl until stiff; fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Chill over night. With a sharp knife loosen wax paper from pan; release spring and remove side of pan; remove wax paper. Garnish with Cordial Cheeries.
7. Cordial Cherries.
8. Soak 13 maraschino cheeries with stems in 1/4 c brandy in a small bowl, place in freezer. When cherries are frozen remove from brandy and wipe with paper toweling. Melt 4 squares semisweet chocolate; quickly dip frozen cherries into chocolate holding by the stem and swirling until completely covered. The chocolate will harden almost immediately. Refrigerate.
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