I have never been an advocate of quick, fast and in a hurry, but this no bake cheesecake is perfect when you need something delicious and you have no time to spare. It is not an inexpensive cheese cake unless you get the cream cheese on-sale and the creme-filled chocolate cookies or those no-name Oreo® type cookies from the Dollar Store; you’ll need several 3-4 bags depending on the size.

You know how I love to investigate recipes and this time I was looking into that interesting “non-cake” Prince William plans to serve his over 600 guest. I have heard of this confection before, and decided to work a bit of culinary magic to see what I could come up with.

While living in Cary, North Carolina I served this pie to a group of students in my “History of Pie” class. It was an instant hit. The pie has no crust and if you are looking for something light, delicious and different, this is the pie for you. Yep, it’s made in a pie plate and is served warm from the oven as an appetizer or for breakfast. Leftovers are good served cold; and don’t worry about the carbs, remember this pie does not have a crust!

If you have not noticed there is a holiday for practically every day of the week and this Thursday, January 27th is no exception. Thursday is Chocolate Cake Day. Cakes have been around since ancient time, although they were quite different from what we are accustomed to, since they were more bread like in texture and sweetened with honey and filled with dried fruits and nuts. In fact, the words bread and cake were somewhat used interchangeable and these cakes were usually cooked on a hot stone.

Recently my daughter recorded an old broadcast of the television show “Angel”, played by David Boreanaz of Bones. I am a “Supernatural” fan and she thought I might also enjoy watching “Angel” which didn’t turn out to be the case; but that’s neither here nor there!

It was the episode when he is becomes human and realizes he has a ferocious appetite for all the things humans normally take for granted, sunshine, food, sex, chocolate, Buffy…

Well, to make a long story short, I started to think about what type of real power chocolate holds on us after watching him devour a chocolate bar. There are so many studies out there that tell us chocolate can enhance the mood, the libido, and even relieve stress, but does it really? What does chocolate really do for you? …and I’m not talking from a scientific standpoint.

According to Teach Yourself Training Your Brain, a somewhat unconventional book by co-authors, Terry Horne and Simon Wooten that insists “lots of sex, dark chocolate and the Scandinavia routine of cold meat for breakfast are the best ways to boost brain power. Okay really? I’m a bit skeptical about the “cold meat” thing, but the authors claim their recommendations are based on leading scientific research.

Then according to another article, Chocolate, Sex, and Disorderly Women in Late-Seventeenth- and Early-Eighteenth-Century Guatemala “Chocolate, in the form of a hot chocolate beverage, was widely available to men and women of all ethnic and social groups in late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth-century Santiago de Guatemala, the capital city of colonial Central America. At the same time, chocolate acted as a central vehicle of women’s ritual power, used as the basis for magical potions to cast supernatural illness, in sexual witchcraft practices, and even, at times, as a flash point for women’s disorderly behavior in public settings.”

Do you possess a chocolate recipe that could impose a “supernatural experience” upon consumption?

Over 25 years ago I created a wonderful Chocolate Mousse with Cognac, I have since substituted the Cognac with the Original Bartenders Cocktails Hot Sex, a liqueur made with imported canton ginger liqueur, vodka, dairy cream, chocolate flavor, ginseng and a few other flavors. It is not easy to located, but if you live in an area where it’s available, you will find this chocolate mousse recipe one to be reckoned with.

Chocolate Mousse & Hot Sex

Looking for an unusually delicious dessert for that special occasion?

You’ll need 8 pot de creme cups

4 eggs, separated (set the whites aside for later)

1/4 cup Hot Sex Liqueur

1/2 cup sugar plus 1 tablespoon

8 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels

1 stick butter (8 ounces softened)

1 teaspoon instant espresso, dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water

In the top of a double boiler combine the egg yolks with the Hot Sex, and beat well.

Add 1/2 cup sugar and beat hard, stirring until thickened about 8-10 minutes.

Place the mixture over cold water and beat 4-5 minutes until cool.

Melt the chocolate and the butter together in another saucepan, add the espresso mixture, then add the egg yolk mixture and blend well.

Beat the egg whites to firm peaks with 1 tablespoon sugar and fold into chocolate mixture.

Pour the mixture into the 8 pot de creme cups.

Chill for at least 2-4 hours. Serves 8.