Chocolate Esspresso Torte
- butter
- matzo cake meal
- 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons hot espresso coffee
- 12 ounces bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (not unsweetened)
- 4 ounces extra-bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
- 6 large egg yolks, room temperature
- powdered sugar
- Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325
- degress. Generously butter an 8-inch diameter springform pan
- with 2 3/4-inch sides. Line bottom with parchment or waxed
- paper. Butter paper and sprinkle with matzo cake meal. Melt
- 2 cups butter slowly in a heavy 3-quart saucepan. Add sugar
- and espresso and continue cooking over medium-low heat until
- sugar dissolves. Add both types of chopped chocolate and
- stir until melted and smooth. Remove chocolate mixture from
- heat.
- Whisk eggs and yolks in large bowl until frothy. Whisk into
- chocolate mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan. Pace pan
- on heavy baking sheet. Bake until edges puff and crack
- slightly, but center is not completely set, about 1 hour.
- Do not overbake; cake will set as it cools.
- Transfer to rack and cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Run small sharp knife around cake pan sides to loosen.
- Carefully release pan sides. Sift powered sugar over cake.
- To serve, cut into wedges wiping knife clean before each cut.
butter, matzo cake, unsalted butter, sugar, coffee, bittersweet, extrabittersweet, eggs, egg yolks, powdered sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-esspresso-torte-50188537 (may not work)