Triple chocolate torte
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Cocoa |
| 3 | tablespoons | All-purpose flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 4 | Bittersweet (1-ounce) chocolate squares; finely chopped | |
| ½ | cup | Boiling water |
| 2 | Egg yolks | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chocolate syrup |
| 4 | Egg whites | |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| Sifted powdered sugar | ||
Directions
Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; add chopped chocolate squares and ½ cup boiling water, stirring until chocolate melts. Stir in egg yolks and chocolate syrup.
Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add ½ cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes).
Stir one-third of egg white mixture into chocolate mixture; fold in remaining egg white mixture. Pour into a lightly greased 8-inch springform pan.
Bake at 375° for 35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove sides of pan, and cool (cake will be cracked on top). Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Makes 10 servings.
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Recipe by: Southern Living
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1031 by Suzy Wert <SuzyWert@...> on Jan 22, 1998