Recipe for Chocolate, Orange, and Chestnut Pave 
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Yield:
1 servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
FOR CHOCOLATE ORANGE FILLING ----------------
1 stk unsalted butter, cut into pieces (1/2 cup)
1/2 lb Fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, (not unsweetened)
2 tsp Freshly grated orange zest, (from about 1 1/2 navel oranges)
3/4 cup Well-chilled heavy cream
----------------- FOR THE CHESTNUT RUM FILLING ----------------
6 oz Fine-quality white chocolate
1/4 cup Chopped vacuum-packed chestnuts, (about 1 ounce)
3 tsp Dark rum
4 cup Well-chilled heavy cream
Garnish: chestnuts in dark and light, sliced, "pate" syrup*, pears*, and candied orange halves*, sliced
Instructions:
Instructions: *Available at specialty food shops

Make chocolate orange filling:
In a large metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt butter and chocolate, stirring occasionally, until smooth and remove bowl from heat. Stir in zest and cool completely. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream until it just holds stiff peaks. Whisk about one fourth of cream into chocolate mixture to, lighten and fold in remaining cream gently but thoroughly.

Line an oiled terrine or loaf pan, 10 by 4 1/2 by 3 inches (7-cup capacity), with plastic wrap. Pour in half of chocolate orange filling, smoothing top, and freeze 5 minutes.

Make chestnut rum filling:
In a small metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt white chocolate, stirring occasionally, until smooth and remove bowl from heat. Stir in chestnuts and rum gently and cool completely. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream until.it just holds stiff peaks. Fold cream into white chocolate mixture.

Pour chestnut rum filling over chocolate orange layer, smoothing top, and freeze 5 minutes. Pour in remaining chocolate orange filling, smoothing top, and chill, covered with plastic wrap, overnight. Pave may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.

Discard plastic wrap from top and invert pave onto a plate. Discard remaining plastic wrap. Garnish pave with chestnut slices, "pate"

pears, and candied orange.

Pour some ginger creme anglaise onto 8 dessert plates and top with a 1/2-inch-thick slice of pave.

Serves 8.

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