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Chocolate Torte
Tort Shokoladnyi

Ingredients

5 eggs, separated
200 g sugar
270 g dark cooking chocolate, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
70 g flour, sifted
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
70 g toasted almonds, finely chopped

CREAM

100 g sugar
80 ml milk
200 g butter
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
½ teaspoon cognac

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

1 cup sugar
60-80 g unsalted butter
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon milk

Method

1. Beat egg yolks vigorously with 160 g sugar until creamy, add 170 g melted chocolate and the vanilla and mix well.

2. In another mixing bowl, whip egg whites until stiff with 40 g sugar and add to chocolate mixture. Fold in flour; bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar and remaining chocolate.

3. Prepare baking tray by lining the surface with greaseproof paper. Pour mixture onto greaseproof paper. Bake in a moderate oven at 180°C (350°F) for 30-40 minutes.

4. To make cream, mix sugar and milk until sugar is dissolved. Add butter, cocoa and cognac and beat well until mixture is smooth.

5. When cake is cool, cut in half and spread with prepared cream, using a wet knife to spread. Then stack one piece on top of the other.

6. To make chocolate glaze, beat sugar with butter until sugar has dissolved. Mix cocoa and milk together in a cup and add to the butter mixture. Beat until smooth then spread on cake using a spatula. Cover the whole torte with cream and sprinkle with almonds or chocolate caraque (see below).

Chocolate Caraque

Ingredients

120 g cooking chocolate

Method

1. Grate chocolate onto a warmed plate placed over a saucepan of hot water. When melted, spread on marble or on a metal baking tray which has been refrigerated.

2. When chocolate has set, scrape off into pieces with a sharp knife or a melon baller.

Related food category:

• Dessert