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Chocolate Torte
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What better way is there to welcome fall and back to school than with a deep dark delicious chocolate torte? Swapping regular sugar out for coconut sugar makes this treat low glycemic and gives you a boost of minerals. Use the very best chocolate like ‘Hu’ and you will be rewarded with a torte that fills your mouth with layered flavor while being chock full of antioxidants. Dark chocolate also contains a chemical our bodies convert into phenylethylamine which is the same chemical released when we fall in love. This fall, fall in love and share it with your family and friends by treating them with this dreamy chocolate-coffee combo.
Ingredients:
6 oz (180g) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 7 oz (200g) 70 percent to 72 percent dark chocolate, broken up 2 teaspoons brewed espresso or very strong coffee 4 large responsibly laid eggs, two of them separated with whites in another bowl 3/4 cup (120g) coconut sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste 1 tablespoon organic powdered sugar, for dusting
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch round springform cake tin.
Instructions:
Heat the butter, coffee, and sugar until just before boiling and then remove. Stir in the chocolate until melted and combined. Set aside. Beat two egg whites in a separate bowl on high until frothy and soft peaks are formed. Beat the two egg yolks and the two whole eggs plus the vanilla into the chocolate mixture until thoroughly combined. Fold in the egg white to the chocolate mixture just until they are not visible and pour into the cake tin. Bake for 25-35 minutes until the center is set and not gooey. Remove and let the cake stand for 10 minutes before removing from the tin and dust with powdered sugar to serve. Serves 8-10.
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Photography by Glenn Roberson Jill Dahan lives in Cornelius and is the author of Starting Fresh! Recipes for Life. You can learn more about her at www.jilldahan.com. To learn more about her nonprofit, Sunninghill Jill Kids, visit www.sunninghilljillkids.org.
