Chocolate Velvet Dessert

This sounds so yummy! From taste of home. How can you go wrong with CHOCOLATE? Needs to chill overnight, not included in cooking or prep time.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 12-16

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  chocolate wafer crumbs
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  melted butter
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 6  egg yolks
• 1 3⁄4 cups  whipping cream
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

• Chocolate ButterCream Frosting

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 3  cups confectioners' sugar
• 3  tablespoons  baking cocoa
• 3 -4  tablespoons milk

Directions

1. In small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 1/2 inch up sides of a greased 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
2. In microwave or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cool. In mixing bowl, combine egg yolks, cream and vanilla; beat well. Gradually stir a third of the cream mixture into melted chocolate until blended. Gradually stir in remaining cream mixture. Pour into crust.
3. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight.
4. For frosting, in mixing bowl, cream butter. Combine confectioners sugar and cocoa; add butter with enough milk to achieve frosting consistency. Pipe into center of dessert, Refrigerate leftovers.