Passover Double Chocolate Almond Torte
- 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting, or as needed
- 2 (8 ounce) packages semi-sweet chocolate squares, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup butter
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup crushed almonds
- 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed
- 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting, or as needed
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Grease a 9-inch springform pan and dust with 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Melt chopped chocolate squares and butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Whisk egg yolks and vanilla extract together in a large bowl.
- Gradually whisk chocolate and butter mixture into egg yolk mixture until well blended.
- Beat egg whites in a separate bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat sugar into egg whites until sugar dissolves and egg whites hold stiff peaks.
- Fold 1/3 of the egg white mixture into chocolate mixture. Gently fold in remaining egg white mixture until just blended and batter is smooth and fluffy.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared springform pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until sides begin to pull away from pan and top is set in center, about 25 minutes.
- Let torte cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing the sides of pan.
- Place chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in microwave on full power for 1 minute. Stir the chips. Continue to heat in 15-second intervals, stirring after each time, until the chocolate chips have melted and are warm and smooth. Do not overheat.
- Drizzle melted chocolate chips onto torte. Sprinkle crushed almonds and a dusting of confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder, or as needed, onto the torte before serving..
cocoa, semisweet chocolate squares, butter, eggs, vanilla, white sugar, chocolate chips, almonds, sugar, cocoa
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/220975/passover-double-chocolate-almond-torte/ (may not work)