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Ingredients
| semisweet baking chocolate squares: 1 lb (coarsely chopped) |
| salted butter: 1/2 cup |
| eggs: 5 (large//separated) |
| vanilla extract: 1 Tbl |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1/4 cup |
Chocolate Torte
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
60 min -
Servings
12 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Grease a springform pan; dust with cocoa. Line bottom with kitchen parchment.
- In 2 qt saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate with butter.
- In large bowl, with wire whisk beat egg yolks and vanilla.
- Slowly beat warm chocolate mixture into yolk mixture until blended.
- In small bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
- Gradually beat in 1/4 cup powdered sugar until sugar dissolves and whites stand in stiff peaks.
- Fold beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture, one third at a time.
- Spoon batter into pan spreading evenly.
- Bake torte 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean.
- Cool torte in pan.
- When torte is cool, remove side of pan then remove torte from pan bottom; discard parchment.
- Cut torte in 12 wedges. Sprinkle 6 wedges with cocoa, remaining 6 wedges with confectioners sugar.
- Arrange wedges alternately on cake plate.