Chocolate Heaven Torte
From recipediva 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 10
INDULGENCE. This is a flourless cake with a mousse layer on top of it then topped with whip cream. I prefer my chocolate souffle cake over this. This recipe is different and you need to diet a week before and after!
Ingredients
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- 8 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped shopping list
- 1 cup unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 5 large eggs shopping list
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour shopping list
- Mousse shopping list
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces shopping list
- 4 large eggs, separated shopping list
- 1 cup whipping cream shopping list
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 8 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar shopping list
- 2 cups fresh raspberries shopping list
- 2 tablespoons red currant jelly melted with 1 tablespoon water shopping list
- Red currant bunches (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 10-inch-diameter spring form pan; dust with sugar.
- Melt chocolate and butter in heavy large saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Whisk in sugar.
- Whisk in eggs 1 at a time, blending well after each addition.
- Mix in vanilla and salt, then flour.
- Pour batter into pan.
- Bake until cake just rises in center (tester inserted into center will not come out clean), about 35 minutes.
- Cool completely in pan on rack. Cover; chill while making mousse.
- Mousse filling:
- Melt butter in medium metal bowl set over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water).
- Whisk yolks, 1/4 cup cream and vanilla in small bowl to blend. Gradually whisk yolk mixture into bowl with melted butter.
- Whisk constantly over simmering water until thermometer registers 150°F, about 6 minutes (mixture may appear broken).
- Remove from over water; add chocolate and stir to melt.
- Set aside.
- Beat egg whites and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl to medium-stiff peaks.
- Whisk 1/4 of beaten egg white mixture into warm chocolate mixture to lighten.
- Fold in remaining egg white mixture.
- Pour mousse over cake in pan; smooth top.
- Chill torte until mousse is set, at least 6 hours and up to 1 day.
- Serving:
- Run sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen torte.
- Release pan sides.
- Transfer torte to platter.
- Using electric mixer, beat 3/4 cup cream in medium bowl until peaks form.
- Spread whipped cream over torte.
- Top whipped cream with raspberries.
- Brush red currant jelly mixture over raspberries.
- Sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar.
- MY Notes: unless you eat this all. I would not top the cake with whipped cream. I would serve it on the side.
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OMG.......... What are you trying to do to me!!! This is a Dream! I'll probably eat the whole thing! Die and go to heaven kind of cake.. can't wait to make this one! yummmmmmm here comes the pounds!! Where is Krum? Wait til she see's this one!!! Gem ...more
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How did I missed this one?
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wow! heavenly! 5 forks. thanks for sharing! best regards.
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