Chocolate Torte
About our Chocolate Torte recipe:
Our chocolate torte recipe is smooth, chocolatey, simple and delicious.
We've gone for the traditional rustic look for this bake, but if you want to tart it up a little (excuse the pun) it's easy. Just add a drizzle of cream or sprinkling of icing sugar before serving, or take it up a notch and go for some homemade vanilla custard.
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C, gas mark 6). Grease the sides of a 24 cm loose-bottomed cake tin and line with baking parchment.
Step 2
Melt the butter and the chocolate in a glass or metal bowl over gently bubbling water. Leave to cool.
Step 3
Beat the egg yolks and sugar together for a couple of minutes until smooth, then add your chocolate mix, combine.
Step 4
Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks and place half into your chocolate/egg mix. Fold gently till combined, then do the same with the remaining egg whites.
Step 5
Pour into your tin and bake in the middle of the oven on a baking tray for 45 minutes or until the centre of the cake feels just set.
Step 6
Leave it to cool. It will naturally sink down whilst cooling.
Step 7
When cool, run a knife around the sides and turn out.
Step 8
Before serving, dust with cocoa powder. It keeps well in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Ingredients
For the torte
- 200gButter (unsalted) (cubed)
- 200gDark chocolate (broken into pieces)
- 6Egg yolk(s) (free range) (large)
- 6Egg white(s) (free range) (large)
- 200gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
For the decoration
- 1 tbspCocoa powder
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