Mud Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups finely ground chocolate cookies
• 1/2 cup chopped unsalted cashews
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 5 large eggs, separated
• 2/3 cup malt drink powder
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 5 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 6 egg whites
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 crust.
• 2 combine all ingredients in bowl and toss until thoroughly combined.
• 3 press mixture into the bottom of a 10" springform pan and refrigerate.
• 4 dense mousse.
• 5 melt the semisweet chocolate and the butter together in the top of a double boiler over medium-low heat.
• 6 let cool slightly, then whisk in the egg yolks.
• 7 whisk in the malt powder.
• 8 keep warm.
• 9 in the bowl of a mixer, whip the egg whites until they form soft droopy peaks.
• 10 still whipping, add the sugar in a thin stream and whip until the mixture is stiff and glossy.
• 11 fold into the chcolate mixture.
• 12 pour into the pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
• 13 refrigerate.
• 14 light mousse.
• 15 melt the chcolates together in the top half of a double boiler over medium-low heat.
• 16 let cool slightly.
• 17 meanwhile, in a mixer, whip the cream until it forms soft peaks and chill.
• 18 in a mixer, whip the egg whites until they form soft, droopy peaks.
• 19 still whipping, add the sugar in a thin stream and whip until the mixture is thick and glossy.
• 20 a third at a time, fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.
• 21 (you mad need to whisk, not fold, the first third if the mixtue is very thick).
• 22 fold the whipped cream into the mousse.
• 23 pour over the dense mousse and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
• 24 chill until set, at least 3 hours or up to 1 day.
• 25 to turn the pie out of the pan, warm the sides with torch and remove the walls.
• 26 slice with a knife dipped in hot water.