TWD: Chocolate Cream Tart

Oh, wow. The chocolate custard is very addictive. The bowl, the whisk and anything else I used to make it was licked cleeeaaan. I kept sneaking a taste of it here and there - I started to worry I wouldn't have enough left to the fill the tart shell!

Since I was taking it to the office, I filled the tart shell with the custard the night before and let it sit in the fridge overnight (I put the whipped cream topping the next morning). I think this caused the slightly chewy texture of the bottom crust, which I liked very much. Yes, indeed. Yum.

I think I might try adding some coffee to the custard next time. Or use the crust for the Banana Cream Pie we baked few weeks ago. Hmm. Endless possibilities.

Looks a bit naked...I forgot the chocolate shavings. Didn't miss it though.

Kim of Scrumptious Photography, you sure picked a winner! My tastebuds send their heartfelt thanks. ;-)

TWD: Banana Cream Pie

The Tale of Two Pies...

When I was in New Orleans last month, I had dinner at Emeril's where I had the most eye-popping, mind-boggling, jaw-dropping delicious banana cream pie.  Not to be redundant but this pie was out of this world!  I began to obsess about it and would stop strangers on the street to tell them about it (well, not real strangers...this is NYC after all, the city of no eye contact).

It was so good, I assumed the recipe would be top secret, but never one to give up, when I got back home I did a search on the internet, and there it was right on Emeril's website! Woohoo! Happy dance!

When I saw the April lineup at TWD and saw the first entry was Banana Cream Pie, I knew I had to make both and put my Tasting Panel to work.  I asked them to check which version they preferred...

Dorie's...

or Emeril's.

There was some friendly bickering about which was better, but when the vote was tallied, Emeril's version came out ahead.  The consensus was that the cinnamon in Dorie's pie did not let the taste of the banana through (with which I don't really agree) while Emeril's did.

Well, I liked both equally.  They are quite different but both are out-of-this-world delicious!

Click here for the recipe for Emeril's Banana Cream Pie.

Thank you to Amy of Sing for  Your Supper  for this week's selection.