Author: F3r5uCrD_bI
Need a chocolate fix? Then indulge yourself with this Mississippi Mud Pie recipe!
For the base
- 300 g (10 oz) Oreo cookies or Bourbon biscuits or chocolate Digestives
- 75 g (2½ oz) butter, melted
For the filling
- 150 g (5 oz) soft brown sugar
- 100 g (3½ oz) plain chocolate
- 75 g (2½ oz) butter
- 3 tbsp Golden syrup or corn syrup or honey
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla flavouring
For the topping
- 283 ml (10 fl oz) double cream or whipping cream or heavy cream
- 50 g (2 oz) plain chocolate to make curls
Make the base
- Place the cookies in a bag and crush them quite finely with a heavy object.
- Put the crushed cookies in a bag, add the melted butter and mix well.
- Pour the mixture into a 23 cm (9") cake tin with a pop-up bottom. Press the mixture firmly with a spoon to create a base and also about 2 cm (1") up the side of the tin.
- Place in the 'fridge to chill for about 15-20 minutes.
Make the filling
- Beat together the sugar and the eggs until smooth.
- Add in the syrup and the vanilla and beat again.
- Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bowl over a pan of boiling water. Make sure the water is not touching the bottom of the pan.
- Once the mixture is smooth pour it into the sugar/egg mixture and mix well.
- Pour this mixture into the chilled cake base and bake at 180°C/356°F for 30-35 minutes until the filling is set.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Once cooled, remove the cake from the tin and place on a plate.
The topping
- Make some chocolate curls by warming the chocolate in your hand and cutting thin slivers using a vegetable peeler. Place in the 'fridge to chill.
- Beat the cream until firm.
- Spread it evenly over the top of the cake and decorate with the chocolate curls.
Calories: 395 Fat: 24.5 Sugar: 29.8 Fiber: 1.6 Protein: 3.8 Cholesterol: 85.2
To make it even more chocolatey you can either beat a couple of tbsp of cocoa powder into the cream or top the pie with a chocolate custard.
Recipe by Titli's Busy Kitchen at http://titlisbusykitchen.com/recipe/mississippi-mud-pie-recipe
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