Flourless Chocolate Torte– The Perfect Valentine’s Day Dessert
French Flourless Chocolate Torte with an Egyptian twist is decadent, goey, yet feathery light, and incredibly easy to make- the Perfect Valentine’s Day Dessert.
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Ingredients
- 250 grams semisweet chocolate
- 225 grams unsalted butter
- 5 eggs
- ½ cup superfine sugar
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder plus extra for dusting
- ½ teaspoon finely ground coffee or instant coffee granules
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- For garnishing
- Chocolate shavings and/or cocoa powder for dusting
- ½ cup of whipping cream
Instructions
- Prepare the Tin: Butter the base of the pan.
- Melt the butter and chocolate: Melt the chocolate and butter in a pan over low heat until smooth, stirring frequently, then remove from the heat.
- Beat the cake mix: Beat the eggs and 100g/ 3½oz / ½ cup of sugar with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Beat in the vanilla paste/essence, then slowly beat in the melted chocolate until well blended. Stir in the cocoa powder, and the coffee and beat again until you have a fluffy and thick batter. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and tap gently to release any air bubbles.
- Bake: Place the cake tin in a baking pan and pour in boiling water to come 2cm/ ¾ “ up the sides of the baking pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes in a related oven at 350 F°, until the edge of the cake is set and the center is still soft (a skewer inserted 5cm/2in from the edge should come out clean).
- Serve and garnish: Garnish with whipped cream, cocoa powder, and/or chocolate curls. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Nermine's Notes
- I strongly advise using good-quality chocolate chips. Trader Joe's is affordable, selling semi-sweet chocolate with great chocolatey flavor. In this recipe, I listened to the precious advice of Genevieve Ko: "Chocolate chips save you the messy step of chopping chocolate bars and deliver deep flavor along with cocoa powder."