Chocolate Mousse Pie/ Flan

These recipes are from the Smock Family in Venezuela
The pie took the prize at a church cook-off...
Some of Bruce's favorite, probably because these were all I knew how to make when we got married...yes, red velvet cake would also be on the list but I failed miserably trying to make it.

Crumbs:
1/4 c melted butter
1 1/2 c biscuit crumbs, molido I use unsalted club crackers, ground up
1/2 c nuts, ground with crumbs

Filling:
1 bar semisweet chocolate( 80z Hershey special) plus 1/2 square baking choc
3 egg yolks
1/2 t rum extract- a must!
3 egg whites
1 1/2c heavy cream

Mix crumbs, butter and nuts and mold into a pie pan, chill
Melt chocolate together then Beat in yolks one at a time should be smooth and shiny.
Add rum extract
Beat cream , wash beaters and Whip egg whites.
Fold into cream then fold in the chocolate mixture

Pour into mold and chill


Quesillo ( Flan)

Boil 1/4 c water and 1/2 c sugar till turns a deep carmel color
pour immediately into an 8 in round cookie tin or metal pan and quickly coat the bottom and sides. Allow to harden

Beat 6 eggs and add
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup milk
1 teas vanilla

Pour into tin
Bake at 350 in water bath for 1 hour

Let cool and when pulls away from sides dump upside down on a plate with a lip
Chill before serving