Chocolate Avalanche Pie

Layers of creamy, chocolate deliciousness are the key features of this more than fantastictal winter warmer. Covered in rum and cinnamon cream and topped with chocolate flakes, oh and a base of chocolate pastry, I'm sure this will take you to your very own winter wonderland.

This charmer is a  variation of a recipe I found in an old book, I thought I might try it out, and my my my, I would kill for this now, and maybe you will too... Figurativly of course ;) The perfect thing for a Christmas dessert to share. Or not, if you're feeling up to the challenge..


Ingredients; Makes a 23cm/9 inch pie

For the Pastry:

• 225g Plain Flour
• 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
• 150g Butter
• 3 tbsp Caster Sugar
• 1-2 tbsp Cold Water
• 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg

For the Filling;

• 175g Butter
• 350g Brown Sugar
• 4 Eggs, Lightly beaten
• 4 tbsp Cocoa Powder, Sifted
• 100g Plain Chocolate
• 50g Dark Chocolate
• 300ml Single Cream
• 1 tsp Strong Coffee (Just put a spoonful of granules in a glass with hot water and mix)
• 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Nutmeg

Topping;

• 400ml Double Cream, Whipped
• 3-4 Drops Rum Flavouring
• 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 50g Chocolate to be made into flakes and curls (in recipe)

Yeah, okay, I know that looks like a very long list of stuff, but it's worth it. Waaay worth it.
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