Chocolate Pastry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (4 oz.) sweet baking chocolate
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
1 1/2 tsp. instant coffee
2 tsp. vanilla
1 (11 oz.) pkg. pie crust mix
2 c. whipping cream
chocolate curls

Preparation

Combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture is smooth.
Stir in vanilla and cool to room temperature.
Combine pie crust mix and 3/4 cup chocolate mixture in a small bowl.
Beat at medium speed with mixer until smooth.
Divide pastry in 6 equal portions.
Press each portion onto bottom of inverted ungreased 8-inch cake pan to within 1/2-inch from sides.
Bake layers, two at a time at 425\u00b0 for 5 minutes.
Trim uneven edges of circles; run a knife under pastry to loosen it from cake pans.
Invert layers onto wax paper to cool.