Today, a sweet treat prepared by Alex Vitali !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the Chocolate Pie Crust  :
280 g flour
30 g cocoa powder
150 g sugar
150g butter
1 egg
a pinch of salt

Let the butter soften, sift the flour, then add all the ingredients and knead quickly until the dough is smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour. With the help of a rolling pin pastry, roll out to a thickness of about 1/2 cm. Form various discs of pastry rings which then must be inserted in the oven during cooking, perforated discs of dough with a fork and bake at 185 ° C for 15-18 min. Cook the remaining pastry cuttings which then will be used to form the central disk of cake. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely the disks without removing the rings.

Central:
200 g chocolat short crust
100 g hazelnuts
80 g butter
50 g of dark chocolate
10 g icing sugar

Blend the nuts coarsely and set aside. Melt chocolate in a bain marie, combine the melted butter in a food processor with short crust, icing sugar and melted chocolate, add the hazelnuts and work for a few seconds. Spread the mixture on the discs of pastry cooked creating a thickness of 1/2 cm and bake at 190 degrees for 5 minutes, turning out and allow to cool, always leaving the circles.

Ganache:
225 g fresh cream
100 g dark chocolate
40 g milk chocolate
salt a pinch
Boil the cream and salt.
Melt the chocolate in water bath and leave to cool slowly mix the chocolate with cream. Allow to cool slightly and pour inside the circles to form the last layer.
Leave in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Turn out the pies and lightly dust with cocoa.
The chocolate cake can be garnished with candied orange, or black cherries, …..