Homemade chocolate pie

Ingredients

• 7 eggs
• 2 tbsp. cognac
• 200 grams of butter
• 3/4 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa
• 250 g chocolate couverture in pieces
• 1 orange (its zest)
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Implementation

step 1

First, put the chocolate couverture and 200 grams of butter in a saucepan. Melt the chocolate over very low heat.

step 2

Once melted, add 3/4 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa and mix well

step 3

Then remove from the heat and fill the mixture with 2 tablespoons of brandy

step 4

Set aside to cool

step 5

In the bowl of the mixer, add the egg yolks with half the sugar and beat them until a cream is formed.

step 6

Once the cream is created, add the orange zest

step 7

Also pour the chocolate mixture and egg yolks into the bowl and continue beating

step 8

Beat the egg whites into a meringue with the remaining sugar

step 9

Gradually add the meringue to the rest of the mixture and fold it gently with a spatula

step 10

Grease a form with oil and apply a grease gun to its base

step 11

Keep 2 cups of the chocolate mixture and pour the rest into the mold

step 12

Bake at 180 degrees for about 35 minutes

step 13

When you take it out of the oven, leave it to cool for a while and pour the rest of the chocolate mixture on top.

step 14

Bake it at 200 degrees for 10 minutes and it is ready