Recipe #15 Chocolate Torte

 Chocolatey yummy indulgent Chocolate torte is for sure a crowd pleaser!!

A torte is a rich multi-layered flourless cake filled with whipped cream or jam fillings without nuts or it’s a one layer cake served with whipped cream. Its almost like a baked mousse cake!

Ingredients

·      150 grams softened unsalted butter

·      150 grams milk chocolate (chopped)

·      150 grams dark chocolate (40%) (Chopped)

·      5 eggs- separated

·      50 grams of ground brown sugar

Method

-Grease a 20 cm loose bottom cake mould with unsalted butter and cover the bottom with butter paper/ parchment paper

-On a double boiler, melt milk and dark chocolate and stir it with a spatula. Add butter in the melted chocolate and mix it well until the mixture smooth and glossy. Set it aside to cool

-Take 5 egg yolks and 25 grams of brown sugar in a bowl, whisk it with an electric beater or you can use a whisk. Whisk it until the mixture is pale, fluffy and creamy

- Mix in chocolate and butter mix in the egg yolk bowl. With a wooden spoon, gently fold in (in a figure 8 movement). Mix it until well incorporated

-Now whip the egg whites in a separate bowl, with an electric beater on low speed. Let it become a little foamy and add the remaining sugar. Whip it until the egg whites are creamy and holding peaks when you lift the beater and not grainy

-Preheat the oven at 180deg c

-Add 1 spoon full of egg whites in the chocolate mixture and mix well to make the mixture smooth

-Add the remaining egg whites and fold it in a –cut and fold movement- using a wooden spoon. Fold until egg whites disappear

-Pour the mixture in the mould and bake it for 40 minutes at 180deg c. Cracks will be formed on the edges and the centre but it will be soft and yummy on the inside (it will still be a little wet in the centre)

-After baking, let the cake cool in the mould for 3-4 hours (or until it sets), then transfer it on a serving plate. Serve it with whipped cream!

Happy Baking!!