You’ll Need :
Base :
° 30 crushed dark chocolate biscuits
° 120 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
+Brownie Layer:
° 225 g dark chocolate 70-80% cocoa coarsely chopped
° 240g unsalted butter
° 200 g caster sugar
° 220g brown sugar
° 1 to 2 pinches of salt
° 10ml vanilla extract
° 4 large eggs
° 125g flour
+ Chocolate pudding layer:
° 150 g caster sugar
° 40g unsweetened cocoa powder
° 40g flour
° 1 pinch of salt
° 2 large egg yolks
° 500ml whole milk
° 30 g unsalted butter
° 20ml vanilla extract
+ Decoration:
°250 ml cold heavy cream
Base :
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Line & butter 23cm springform pan.
In a large bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and cooled melted butter to butter all the crumbs.
Transferiing to pan & press in an even layer on bottom of pan using a cup.
Put aside.
Brownie Layer:
In a large bowl, melt the chocolate with the butter in a bain-marie. To mix together.
In another large bowl, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, salt, vanilla and eggs for 1 to 2 minutes until the mixture is frothy and clear.
Pour the melted chocolate mixture into this final preparation and whisk until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. Then fold in the flour evenly.
Pour the batter over the base in the pan and level with a spatula.
Bake for around 40 mins.
Do toothpick test after 35 min
Chocolate pudding layer:
In a bowl, whisk together the sugar, cocoa powder, flour and salt until smooth. Add the egg yolks and a little milk and stir until the mixture forms a thick, smooth paste.
Adding rest milk & whisk to smooth.
Pour into a saucepan and cook over medium heat, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to bubble and thicken.
Removing pan from heat, adding butter & vanilla & stirring to butter is melted and the mixture is smooth.
Assembly :
Pour hot pudding over brownie layer and level top with spatula.
Leave to cool at room temperature for about 1 hour.
Then refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
When ready to serve, whip very cold cream in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form.
Place the pie on a serving platter.
Spread whipped cream on top of pie and sprinkle with cocoa powder.
Serve cold.
Taste!
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