Chocolate Torte

Saturday, April 26, 2014
 Chocolate Torte  is a cake I made for my own birthday. Every year someone surprises me with a cake I love and this year I wanted to make my own from scratch just because I had time. I was off and on vacation and needed to bake, it's my therapy.

This chocolate torte was the most decadent chocolate filled cake with ganache I ever had!  I just love the chocolate fudge ganache and filling oozing all over this cake .When I made this torte for my birthday, I thought it would be way to rich for me. Instead it was a must make every year and slice of pure chocolate heaven! It was much lighter in texture than I thought it would be for a scratch cake.



 Chocolate Torte  cake with a fudge ganache on top a cherry delicious cream filled chocolate cake on a plate for a birthday party. The cake is light in texture and made from scratch





Chocolate Torte  cake with a fudge ganache on top a cherry delicious cream filled chocolate cake on a plate for a birthday party. The cake is light in texture and made from scratch


This cake was hand written on a card in one of my mom's old( over 100 year old) Baker's cookbook. I knew it had to be something she was going to make or had at one time but I didn't remember it. After I started making it, I remembered her talking about this cake.


I actually was going to make a flourless chocolate cake and try it since I never had that kind of cake. Then I found this one and it sounded like a slice of chocolate over the top death my chocolate cake, which I was looking for. Between the cake and ganache it didn't disappoint!


She had made this for a friend who adored chocolate cake for their birthday and I didn't get to have any of it since mom was down in Florida at the time. Dad and her lived there half the year and half in New York. I was still living in Utica, New York.


I moved to Florida several years later in 1994. When mom passed away in 1999 I kept all her cookbooks, this was one of the recipes in there tucked away on an index card stuck in a Baker's chocolate book. I am so glad I made it.


This was a nice treat and tribute to remembering her. I will definitely make this again, it was the perfect birthday cake and memory all the way around.


Chocolate Torte Pin for later



Chocolate Torte  cake with a fudge ganache on top a cherry delicious cream filled chocolate cake on a plate for a birthday party. The cake is light in texture and made from scratch



My special occasion cake and a favorite!

 I was surprised on the wonderful texture of the cake and the perfect silky pastry cream in the middle to compliment the chocolate, it was just right. Then with melting the bitter sweet chocolate over the top it was the right blend of sweetness. Assembly was easy. The trick was to freeze the cake then slice in half after it thawed around 15 minutes. Fill the center with the pastry cream (which I can eat with a spoon anytime, it's so good!) and then top it off with melted chocolate. I am sure to make this for everyone's birthday here that asks me to, it was a big eat for the whole gang! Chocolate slice of heaven torte! I should have called it that!

Of course let's not forget that cherry on top!


CHOCOLATE TORTE 


instructions:


Here's all you need:

Pastry Cream

3 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
pinch of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon flour
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup butter
1 cup heavy cream

Make this first and refrigerate.
In a medium sized saucepan, add 2 1/2 cups milk, sugar and simmer.
While this is warming up, in a medium size bowl whisk together the flour, cornstarch and rest of the milk and eggs together. Blend in this mixture with the warm mixture whisking together until mixture thickens.

Put this mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove any lumps. Add the butter and vanilla and place in the refrigerator.
While that is cooling whip the cream till it has soft peaks.
Fold into the cooled pastry cream until blended.

Chocolate Torte Cake:

1 cup bittersweet chocolate melted ( I melt mine in the microwave 30 second to 1 minute intervals)
8 eggs separated ( place whites in electric stand mixer bowl, yolks in another bowl)
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup cake flour
Grease a 9 inch that's 2 inches deep heavily with butter and flour or line with parchment which is my first choice. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degree hot oven.
In a medium bowl beat the 8 egg yolks with butter, chocolate and vanilla until smooth.
In a stand up electric mixer beat the 8 eggs whites until they stand up and begin to form adding the pinch of salt and slowly add sugar until sift peaks form and hold their shape.

Fold in the 1/3 of the white batter into the chocolate yolk batter and it becomes a little lighter in color.  Pour the lightened chocolate batter over the rest of the egg whites in the bowl and fold around 30 times. Add the cake flour into this batter until all the whites are blended gently folding.

Pour into prepared pan and bake until the middle is clean with a toothpick around 35 minutes. Cool completely. I freeze my cake for easier cutting. After it comes out of the freezer, let it stand 15 minutes. Slice in half and add the pastry cream. Then pour the glaze over the top. Add the cherry.



Ganache Glaze:

1 cup bittersweet chocolate melted  Tip: get a very good grade chocolate
 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Mix together pour over cake




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6 comments

  1. Wow, this IS perfect for a celebration!!! I cannot wait to get my kitchen back so I can try this recipe.

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  2. What a gorgeous cake and such a beautiful tribute to your mom that you can keep cooking this for special occasions. I would love to try it next time I have a celebration!

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  3. Mmm, this chocolate torte looks delicious! Love old cookbooks, they are always full of tasty recipes :)

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  4. What an impressive dessert. Perfect for any special occasion.

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  5. This chocolate torte looks absolutely delicious! I love how the chocolate frosting drips on the sides - so chocolatey ♥

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  6. Chocolate is my love language! Thanks for sharing a treasured family recipe!

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