| Indulgent Chocolate Torte | |
|---|---|
| Category | Dessert recipes | 
| Servings | Not nearly enough | 
| Time | Prep 30 minutes Bake 35-40 minutes Final Prep 1 hour  | 
| Difficulty | |
Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes
| American cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine | Dessert
Torte
Ingredients
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
 - ½ cup margarine or butter
 - ½ cup all-purpose flour
 - 4 eggs, separated
 - ½ cup sugar
 
Topping
Procedure
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
 - Grease a 9x3-inch springform pan.
 - Heat chocolate chips and margarine in a two-quart saucepan over medium heat until chocolate chips are melted; cool 5 minutes.
 - Stir in flour until smooth.
 - Stir in egg yolks until well blended.
 - Beat egg whites in large bowl on high speed until foamy.
 - Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time until soft peaks form.
 - Fold chocolate mixture into egg whites.
 - Spread in greased a 9x3-inch springform pan.
 - Bake for 35-40 minutes or until top of cake appears dry and cracked; cool 10 minutes.
 - Run knife alongside of cake to loosen, remove side of pan. Cook cake completely.
 - Place on serving plate.
 - Spread top of cake with chocolate glaze; drizzle with caramel sauce.
 - Garnish with chocolate curls and pecans.
 
Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients
Procedure
- Heat chocolate and margarine over low heat until melted.
 - Blend in powdered sugar and water until smooth.
 - Stir in additional boiling water, ½ teaspoon at a time, until of drizzling consistency.
 
Makes about ½ cup glaze.
Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
 - ½ cup heavy whipping cream
 - ¼ cup corn syrup
 - 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
 - 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 
Procedure
- Heat all ingredients to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly, reduce heat to low.
 - Simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
 
Makes about 1¾ cup sauce.
Easy Chocolate Curls
Procedure
The curls will be easier to make if the chocolate is slightly warm, so let the chocolate stand in a warm place for about 15 minutes before making curls. Semi-sweet chocolate can be used, but the curls will be small. Also, the thicker the bar of chocolate, the larger your curls will be.
- Place a bar or block of chocolate on waxed paper. Make chocolate curls by pulling a vegetable peeler toward you across the flattest side of the chocolate, pressing firmly in long, thin strokes. Small curls can be made by using the side of the chocolate bar.
 - Transfer each curl carefully with a toothpick to wax-lined cookie sheet or directly onto frosted cake, pie or other dessert.
 
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