By Poppity

Re: Deadly Chocolate Sin
15 May 2008 23:34

A pub near me used to do an amazing homemade pudding called Chocolate Sin. It was like a slab of rich chocolate truffle, a sort of cross between fudge, cheesecake and ice cream, very solid, dense and smooth, but melting in your mouth, served fridge cold, so not frozen.
I imagine it had cream/condensed milk/chocolate/butter/sugar type ingredients, but have never been able to replicate it, or find a similar recipe.
Please.......can anyone help with a recipe brainwave?

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By JoyH Yorkshire

Re: Deadly Chocolate Sin
16 May 2008 00:14

I think it could be chocolate marquise does the name ring a bell?

There are lots of recipes if you Google, but this link gives a recipe that can be frozen & cut into slices & then put back in the freezer-which seems pretty much how you described it.

It might be nice to add a few chopped pistachios or almonds, or maybe those fancy cherries in brandy people buy you at Christmas. Or even just plain served with sweetened crushed raspberries.

http://leitesculinaria.com/recipes/cookbook/marquise.html

By Yummy

Re: Deadly Chocolate Sin
16 May 2008 07:27

Search in box by the side of Coffee Break and look for Delia's Chocolate Truffle Torte, you will find a very simple recipe there which I use as it is. Alternatively to ring the changes I make a biscuit base, as you would for a cheesecake , then place a layer of nibbed almonds and halved dried cranberries (great addition at Christmas) and pour the chocolate truffle mix on top of this, then cover with a fine mix of cocoa and ground almonds, or as Delias uses in the recipe the amaretti biscuit mix.
If you want the truffle to be slightly denser I would add another 4 ozs of chocolate to the mixture when melting.

Hope this helps, enjoy
Yummy

By Poppity

Re: Deadly Chocolate Sin
16 May 2008 11:31

Hi,

Thanks for those, you're right, I think it may be a marquise, but the pic in that link doesn't look quite right. The dessert I know was smoother looking and definately a milk chocolate colour, but I think this will form a good base to tinker with, maybe milk choc, or a little cream replacing eggs or butter? Do you think you'd get ice crystals then?
It's definitely not an ordinary truffle torte type, it's much fudgy/icecreamier if that makes sense- more solid and yet more melty too! Thanks anyway!

By Dolly

Re: Deadly Chocolate Sin
16 May 2008 14:32

Poppity,
I have a recipe in my profile for Gordon Ramsey's choc marquise....
Dolly
:0)

By JoyH Yorkshire

Re: Deadly Chocolate Sin
16 May 2008 21:23

If you google you'll see more pictures that might match more how you remember it. The recipe states it's made in a loaf tin, so it will be cut into a slab as you say.

I'd urge caution using milk chocolate though, it can be very sickly in large-ish quantities. I guess the only way to find out is to give it a try.

By Saffy.

Re: Deadly Chocolate Sin
17 May 2008 11:37

I had this at a party about 15 years ago - I adored it, asked for the recipe and have never mde it cos it just seems soooo fattening. It is called Chocolate Sin Pudding.

5 tablsp Liquid glucose
5 tablsp Rum
1lb Plain Luxury cooking chocolate (best quality)
1 pint double cream
3oz Amaretti Biscuits (finely crushed)
cocoa powder (to decorate)

9"/23cm loose bottomed round tin

Line base and side of tin with greasproof/silicone paper (brush with oil).
Sprinkle crushed biscuits over base.
Melt chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water, add glucose and rum. Melt until smooth.
Cool for 5 minutes.
Beat cream until slightly thickened. Fold 1/2 of the cream into the chocolate mixture, fold that mixture into the remaining cream. When smooth pour into tin.
Cover tin with cling film.
Chill overnight, turn onto plate, dust with sifted cocoa powder.
Serve with single cream (optional : add 2 tablsp of Amaretti liquer)

Enjoy!

I am now determined to make this myself - hubby's 50th coming up - think I'll make a few of them up for his party.

XX

ps.... will put this on my profile.

By Poppity

Re: Deadly Chocolate Sin
17 May 2008 11:46

Ok, I need lots of chocolate now, because I'm definitely making Gordon's marquise and the Chocolate Sin pudding.....
I'll have to do it over a week or two or I'll be the size of a house having already made 2 others this week!
I'll post my success or not!
Thanks everyone, don't stop with the ideas, I'm sure I'll manage to eat them all....