You get a last minute invitation to dinner and you have less than 2 hours before you need to leave, what do you make? If you have anymore than an hour’s notice, you can make this torte! No need for softened butter since melted butter and melted chocolate make for a quick batter and everything can easily be mixed by hand. Just don’t forget to preheat the oven! This torte served warm gives brownie/lava cake energy while a cold version is rich and dense.
Ingredients:
Chocolate – Use chocolate chips or chocolate bars. I wouldn’t use anything sweeter than semi-sweet. You want this to be dark and rich!
Butter – Yes, this cake is basically just chocolate and butter but that’s why it tastes good.
Sugar – The bitterness from the chocolate really offsets the sweetness.
Chocolate Torte
Equipment
- 1 9 in springform pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup almond flour or AP flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 5 eggs
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In the microwave or over a double-boiler, melt butter and chocolate and mix together. If using a microwave, microwave in 15 second increments and stir in between to ensure nothing burns. Once completely mixed, set aside to cool.
- In a separate bowl, mix together almond flour, sugar, eggs, and salt.
- While waiting for chocolate and butter to cool, line your springform pan with parchment paper to ensure that none of the batter leaks out of the pan.
- Mix the chocolate/butter mixture into the almond/sugar mixture.
- Pour into parchment lined pan and bake at 400F on a middle rack for 20-25 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
- Optional – dust the top of the torte with powdered sugar before serving. for even more richness, serve alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup drizzled on top.
Try another baked good like Bread Pudding or Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies