Chocolate "Nemesis" Torte

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Definitely one not for the fainthearted - calling all chocolate lovers out there....

This is probably one of the more ultimate of chocolate desserts, comprising enough dark chocolate to cause offence, and a luxurious sweetness that demands to be loved. Its a beautiful recipe, and the origins of this recipe cannot be revealed (lest i be shot down in flames from the catering community). Ill say this, it was a dessert from the secure confines of a well known French chef. And that's more than I'm willing to divulge...

Ingredients

1 sweet pastry case blind baked (1.5 in deep x 10 in reccommended)

405g of dark chocolate
345g of caster sugar
270g of butter
6 eggs
150ml of water

Preparation


Cream eggs with 1/3 of the sugar

Boil the water add to this the remaining sugar, heat till the sugar is dissolved

Add the chocolate stir till chocolate is melted

Add butter and blend

Cool then add to the egg mix

Pour into a pastry case and bake at 140 degrees for 1 hour then turn the oven off then leave for another hour

Allow to cool, then devour.

Butterscotch Sauce

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Perfect accompaniment to so many desserts (and sometimes parsnips) butterscotch is a wonderful sauce that is simple to make. This recipe uses cup measurements just for proportion, depending on the volumes you wish to make.

Ingredients
1/2 cup tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup of dark brown sugar
¾ cup heavy whipping or double cream

Heat up the butter in a pan (but not a high heat), gently until melted and beginning to bubble.
Fold in the sugar gradually allowing to melt before adding more. stir continuously.
When the butter and sugar have folded together, add the cream in the same fashion bit by bit until uniform in texture.

Sweet Pastry

500g of Plain flour

500g of self-raising flour

125g of Caster sugar

500g of butter

Vanilla essence

4 eggs plus 2 egg yolks

Bread crumb the flours, sugar and butter

Mix in the eggs and essence to form paste leave to set for 30 minutes before use