Chocolate Pie with Cointreau
 
 
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Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Dessert
Ingredients/ Συστατικά
  • 120 gr. / 4 oz. chocolate 60% cocoa
  • 110 gr. / 4 oz. butter or margarine
  • 4 eggs
  • 150 gr. / 5 oz. sugar
  • 60 gr. / 2 oz. all purpose flour
  • 15 gr. / 1 tbsp cocoa
  • 2 tbsp Cointreau
  • ¼ tsp orange extract
Instructions/ Εκτέλεση
  1. Melt chocolate and butter/margarine in a glass bowl on microwave.
  2. If you want to melt chocolate or chocolate/butter in the microwave, you place them in a glass bowl and put it in the microwave.
  3. In high temperature you microwave for 30 sec.
  4. You remove, mix a bit and again to the microwave for another 30 sec.
  5. You repeat this procedure until the chocolate is melted.
  6. In this way you avoid burning the chocolate.
  7. Let the chocolate aside to cool a bit.
  8. In your stand mixer mix the eggs with the sugar for five minutes.
  9. Pour the melted chocolate and continue to mix.
  10. Add the flour and cocoa powder after you have sieved them together and mix.
  11. Add the Cointreau and orange extract and mix for a sec.
  12. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400° F.
  13. Pour the batter in a well-buttered and floured round pan with diameter 20cm / 8 in.
  14. Bake for 15 minutes.
  15. Remove, let cool a bit and serve.
  16. I would suggest serving it with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or plain heavy cream.
Notes/ Σημειώσεις
Recipe loosely adapted from Stelios Parliaros
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/chocolate-pie-with-cointreau/