Chocolate Intemperance Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Slowly whisk in the water, then the flavor of your choice, if using, and the milk or cream. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate, whisking till chocolate melts. Pour into a bowl, and stir ooccasionally as it cools, to prevent a skin from forming. Pour into a jar or other storage container, and lay a piece of plastic wrap right on the surface of the chocolate, again to prevent a skin from forming. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
• To serve:.
• Serve as is in very small glasses; it's thick and it's rich. To make one frozen smoothie, place 1/3 cup of chocolate base in a blender. Add about 1 cup ice cubes(and 1 oz. of the spirit of your choice, if desired, and blend till smooth. Alternately, blend with chunks of banana, or a scoop of ice cream.
• Feeling intemperate? Add vodka and coffee liqueur to 1/3 to 1/2 cup chocolate base for the best sweet martini ever! To rim glass with cinnamon sugar, mix
• 1 teaspoons cinnamon with 2 tablespoons sparkling sugar and 1 tablespoons granulated sugar. Wipe the edge of the glass with a wet cloth, then dip it into the sugar mixture.

Steps:

• Mix brownie mix with water and 3 eggs. Bake in 2 foil-lined 9-inch cake pans until done, 350° for 15-18 minutes. Set aside to cool. Melt chocolate with coffee in top of double boiler. Remove from heat. Beat 3 egg yolks until pale yellow. Stir into cooled chocolate mixture. Gradually stir in Kahlúa. In separate bowl beat egg whites, gradually adding sugar until stiff. Whip cream. Gently fold whipped cream into cooled chocolate and then fold in egg whites. Place one brownie layer in springform pan. Pour chocolate mixture over. Top with remaining brownie layer. Chill. This dessert serves about 20 people and freezes nicely.