Check out my husband Peter’s tantalising chocolate torte!
Following this BBC recipe here but with his own little twist, he promises it’s epic!
Importantly, it’s super simple to make-I’m told, haha!
Ingredients:
200g/7oz 70% dark chocolate, chopped
3 large free-range eggs
110g/4oz unsalted butter, diced
150g/5oz brown sugar
60g/2oz self-raising flour
3 tbsp orange liquor (we like filfa liquor)
pinch salt
For the chocolate glaze:
100g/3½oz dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), chopped
60g/2oz unsalted butter, diced
1 tbsp orange liquor (optional)
Method:
Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Prepare a 23cm/9in cake tin by lining it with non-stick baking parchment and greasing the sides.
Place chocolate in a medium sized bowl over a pan of boiling water.
Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks and put into different bowls.
Stir the chocolate.
Once it’s melted, remove from the heat and beat the butter into the chocolate until it melts into a shiny liquid.
Add the sugar to the bowl with the egg yolks and whisk until light and fluffy.
Stir the chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture and add the orange liquer.
Idelaly using an electric whisk, whisk the egg whites with the salt until stiff peaks are formed.
Stir a spoonful of egg white into the chocolate batter mixture then fold in the remaining egg whites into the cake mixture.
Pour the cake mixture into a greased tin and bake for 40-50 minutes, until it is firm to the touch.
Remove and cool for 5-10 minutes, then turn out onto a cake rack to finish cooling.
To make the glaze, place the chocolate into a bowl set over a simmering pan of hot water. Once melted beat in the butter and liquer.
Leave to cool for 5-10 minutes, until it’s a gloopy mixture.
Spread the glaze over the cake and down the sides using a palette knife and serve.
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This looks so delicious. Love chocolate cake and I cannot believe this has no calories in it, amazing. You’ve got one talented husband 😉 *Books ticket to Leeds* xx
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Haha! Thanks darling Shar, hope you do book and come see us soon x
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This looks amazing – we’re quite big fans of chocolate desserts in this house, so this one will need trying out I think! Thanks for giving us a shout-out from last week – really made my day 🙂 And yes please for an invite to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest board x
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Yay thanks lovely and my pleasure, adore your posts. I’ve invited you to the board x
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Wow – lucky you for having a hubby who can bake. Looks fab!
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@Angela thanks, very lucky I know!
this looks so morish!!! xx
chantelle hazelden (mamamummymum) recently posted…Homemade Potato Wedges Recipe
@Chantelle thanks very much xx
I love chocolate torte and that does look lovely and that strawberry is enormous
@Helen thanks, you’re right, it is rather large!
The rule in my house is all my baking is 0 calories! This looks delicious might have to give it a go
Alice Megan recently posted…Wrappz review*
@Alice it is pretty simple, ooh go on try it (love your house rule)!
That looks so nice and it looks like its ok to make too – I always worry things like this might be too hard or complicated!
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@Notmyyearoff you will love it lady!
Thats really tantalizing. I am actually thinking of chocolates at the moment, craving and theres nothing in the house so its painful (Im PMSing) and seeing this is torture =P
#sharewithme
Merlinda (@pixiedusk) recently posted…Hello Kitty Cupcakes
@Merlinda oh no, run to the nearest shop, quick!
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Yum, Yum and Yum!!
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Amazing huh!
Honest Mum recently posted…WowMum App-Maps for Mums on the Go
Now I want some, I shouldn’t have looked
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@Alison haha!
Wow that looks absolutely amazing! I’m so gutted I’m on a diet right now 🙁 Popping over from the Share With Me link up xx
Emma Kershaw recently posted…Summer’s 1 Year Update
@Emma thanks, maybe a treat on the weekend? Thanks for commenting!
Oooh looks scrummy, might do as a dessert for the Easter lunch I’m hosting!
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@PottyMouthedMummy thanks, it would make a perfect dessert for Easter lunch!
that looks so decadent and scrumptious! what a talented husband you have x
Thanks Jenny, he is a whizz in the kitchen x
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Oh oh oh…that is MY kind of dessert! So delicious.
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@Phoebe thanks lovely!
It is NOT good for me to be looking at this right now. I want to eat chocolate so bad right now!!
Definitely on the food porn list 🙂 xx
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@Hannah haha food porn list-love it x
That torte looks fabulous. Thanks for hosting. I’ve linked up my coffee cake
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@Yet Another Blogging Mummy, oh wow thanks for joining in x
This torte looks like my kind of dessert! Thank you so much for mentioning the recipe I linked last week. I have just added my quick and easy chorizo pasta. Will be back later tonight to comment on the mouth-watering recipes from this week! x Mel
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@Mel my absolute pleasure, thanks so much for linking up xx
I love chocolate and this looks amazing 🙂 Another great recipe I will have to try x
@Michelle aw thanks lovely lady x
I LOVE the look of your chocolate cake! I bet it tastes amazing
@Lydia thank you, it is rather delicious x
This looks amazing, my tastebuds are tingling at the thought of it! xx
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@Caroline haha, ooh a taste-bud tingler, I like that xx
This looks absolutely divine! Who doesn’t love chocolate, and if I served it with fruit like you have, then I could make it count towards one of my 5 a day!
mel @mydaysni recently posted…Stuffed bacon rolls
Haha, totes 5 a day although now they’re recommending 7!
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Mmmm yes please 🙂 this looks so delicious! All linked up xx
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@Kirsty ooh thanks, can’t wait to read them all soon x
Chocolate torte laced with orange liqueur what’s not to love.
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@Julie’s Family Kitchen haha, I know, it is seriously divine x
We are so chocolated-out after hubby’s bday, but could possibly squeeze this one in too! Thanks for hosting xx
Mama and more aka Zaz recently posted…#AllAboutYou – Week 13
@Mama and more aw bet it was fab though and always room for a little more choc!
I love the look of this, Chocolate Torte is so yummy and I have never attempted to make it on my own before. How exciting that I have a recipe to follow now!
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@Sonia Constant ooh you must make this immediately, you will love it! 😉
Ooh, gone sweet <3 …Already wishing for a proper kitchen!! But loving our roadtrip 😉
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This looks delicious. I am doing a dinner at my house soon I definitely will try this for the dessert. Thanks for hosting my lovely. Looks yummy. Can’t beat desserts!
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@Jenny thanks so much darling, desserts rock!
Mmm, my type of pudding, chocolate with a bit of a kick!
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@Sarah thanks, it’s seriously good!
Yum! This looks amazing – and definitely calorie free 😉 I think my husband might need some cooking lessons from yours… X
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@Mummys Says haha, thanks lovely!