Chocolate sausage

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups coarsely chopped dark chocolate
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 tbsp. brewed coffee
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 cups coarsely chopped biscotti cookies
• 0.5 cup coarsely chopped pistachios
• 0.5 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• Special equipmentkitchen string

Preparation:

1. You will need a heatproof bowl for the chocolate, a medium bowl for creaming the sugar and butter, and a spatula.
2. Place the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until completely melted and smooth, about 3 minutes.
3. In another medium bowl, beat the butter and granulated sugar with a mixer until smooth, about 3 minutes.
4. Stir in melted chocolate, coffee, and cocoa powder until fully incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
5. Stir in the walnuts with a spatula,
6. pistachios and biscotti.
7. Mix well.
8. Place the chocolate mixture on a large piece of plastic wrap.
9. Form a sausage about 5 cm in diameter and 30 cm long.
10. Wrap the sausage in plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
11. When ready to serve, remove the film from the chocolate sausage and dust the sausage with powdered sugar.
12. Tie with kitchen string to make it look like real salami.