Title: Triple Chocolate Torte
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 1 Servings

1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Cocoa
3 tb All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Baking powder
4 Bittersweet (1-ounce)
-chocolate squares; finely
-chopped
1/2 c Boiling water
2 Egg yolks
2 tb Chocolate syrup
4 Egg whites
1/2 c Sugar
Sifted powdered sugar

Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; add chopped chocolate
squares and 1/2 cup boiling water, stirring until chocolate melts. Stir in
egg yolks and chocolate syrup.

Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add 1/2
cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar
dissolves (2 to 4 minutes).

Stir one-third of egg white mixture into chocolate mixture; fold in
remaining egg white mixture. Pour into a lightly greased 8-inch springform
pan.

Bake at 375° for 35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove
sides of pan, and cool (cake will be cracked on top). Sprinkle with
powdered sugar.

Makes 10 servings.

Southern Living Website

Recipe by: Southern Living

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1031 by Suzy Wert on Jan
22, 1998