Chocolate Raspberry Mac and Cheese

Ok i know this sound weird but I got second place in a cooking contest with the recipe.

Chocolate Raspberry Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups heavy cream
4 cups of fresh raspberries
2 1lb bags of dark chocolate chips
8 egg yolks at room temp
2 cups of raw sugar
1 cup cocoa powder
1 lb box dries pasta
2 8 oz packages of mascarpone cheese
3 8oz packages of cream cheese
1 lb brie, diced
1/2 lb of mozzarella cheese, diced
3 table spoons unbleached flour
2 table spoons of orange zest
2 table spoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt

Directions
Cook the pasta as directed on the package but instead of adding salt to the water add 1 cup of sugar. Drain, and set pasta aside.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

In a bowl whisk together the cream and egg yolks.

In another bowl whisk together the flour and cocoa powder.

Next over a double boiler slowly heat cream egg mixture. whisking as you heat the mixture, once it is at a simmering stage, add the remaining cup of sugar. Once sugar has dissolved. Whisk in the flour/cocoa mixture: i sprinkle a bit at a time in so it does not lump up. Once the mixture starts to thicken add 1 1/2 lbs of the chocolate chips to the mixture. Keep whisking until almost all the chips have melted. Remove from heat and add cinnamon, vanilla extract, orange zest, salt and set aside.

In the food processor add mascarpone and cream cheese,, pulse to combine. Next add about two cups of the chocolate cream mixture and pulse to combine.

Now its time to start the layering process. In a large deep dish backing pan spoon in some of the chocolate cream mixture, enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Next add a layer of pasta, about an inch. Next layer is the cheese chocolate mixture, some of the diced cheese, chocolate chips and raspberries. Now repeat the layers: Chocolate cream, pasta, chocolate cheese, diced cheese, chocolate chips and raspberries until all the ingredients have been used. Note do not have raspberries on the top layer just the chocolate chips, some of diced cheese and chocolate cream mixture.

Cover with foil and back for 20 minutes, then remove foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Remove once the pasta and or cheese starts to turn golden brown.

Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting. serve with a scoop of ice cream and additional raspberries. The mac and cheese is best warm, it's just OK cold.