Chocolate Chip Torte

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Title: Chocolate Chip Torte
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
Yield: 6 servings

3 Egg whites; large
1/4 ts Salt
1/8 ts Cream of tartar
1 1/3 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Potato chips; crushed
1 1/2 oz Unsweetend chocolate
1 c Milk
1 tb Flour; unbleached
1/4 ts Salt
3 Egg yolks; large; beat
-slight
1 tb Butter
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Heavy cream;sweeten; whipped

Preheat oven to 300^F. Beat egg whites with salt and cream
of tartar until foamy. Add 1 cup of sugar slowly, and beat
until meringue stands in very stiff peaks (about 10 to 15
minutes). Add vanilla and mix thoroughly. Fold in potato
chips. Cover cookie sheet with unglazed paper (baking
parchment or brown paper bag). Spread meringue on paper in
2 rounds 9 inches in diameter and about 3/4-inch thick.
Bake 45 minutes. Cool.

Place chocolate and milk in saucepan. Cook and stir over
medium heat until chocolate is melted. Beat with electric
mixer until blended. Combine 1/3 cup sugar, flour, and
salt. Add to chocolate mixture slowly, stirring well. Cook
and stir until thick, about 10 to 15 minutes. Add slightly
beaten egg yolks slowly to chocolate mixture, blending
well. Cook for 3 minutes longer, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool to room
temperature.
Spread cooled chocolate filling on one meringue, then place
second meringue on top. Spread sides with sweetened whipped
cream. Chill until ready to serve, but don't keep in
refrigerator mor than a few hours, lest the meringues wilt.
Serve with more whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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