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Flourless Chocolate Torte

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 16 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Cake
3 oz 85gUnsweetened chocolate
5   Eggs
1 cup 198g / 7ozSugar
1 cup 198g / 7ozMelted butter - unsalted
3 oz 85gSemisweet chocolate
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozSifted cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlVanilla
3 tablespoons 45mlOrange liqueur
  Glaze
6 1/2 oz 184gSemisweet chocolate
2 tablespoons 30mlUnsalted butter
1/3 cup 78mlHeavy cream

Recipe Instructions

Over hot water in top of double boiler, beat the eggs and sugar until mixture is very light and almost white in color.

Remove from heat.

Meanwhile, melt the butter and skim off the foam.

Return to heat and melt the chocolates. Beat the sifted cornstarch slowly into the egg mixture on low speed until thoroughly blended.

Stir the vanilla and orange liqueur into the chocolate mixture and then into the egg mixture. Spoon into a 10-inch Springform pan that has been greased and floured.

Bake at 325F for 20-25 minutes, until torte pulls away from sides of pan. Knife inserted in center will not come out clean. DO NOT OVER-BAKE!

Cool in Springform pan.

Remove ring. To make the glaze, melt chocolate and butter with the cream and spoon over cooled torte. Refrigerate and chill completely.

Source:
Jo Anne Merrill

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