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Chocolate torte
Recipe posted by Maud Favre
A sugar crust pastry filled with chocolate fondant: now this is what I call a chocolate torte! "
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Easy
Preparation time: 30 mn
Cooking time: 30 mn
Rest time: 60 mn
Total time: 120 mn

For 6 servings:
  • Sugar crust pastry with chocolate drops:
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 9 tablespoons soft butter
  • 3 ½ tablespoons chocolate drops
  • Filling:
  • 2 cups dark chocolate
  • 1 ½ cups heavy cream
  • 2 ½ tablespoons sugar
  • 2 eggs
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    • Preparation
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      Chocolate torte
    1. 1     First prepare the sugar crust pastry:
      Mix the egg with the sugar and a pinch of salt until the mixture becomes frothy. Stir in the flour, at first using a spatula and afterwards using your fingers. Gradually add the butter. Knead the pastry until it becomes smooth and add the chocolate drops. Knead again until the chocolate drops are evenly spread throughout the pastry.
      Roll the pastry into a bowl and cover it in Saran wrap. Leave to stand in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
      2. Chocolate torte
    2. 2     After one hour, place the pastry ball on a sheet of wax paper and roll out with a rolling pin. Take the pastry, still on the wax paper, and line the cake tin with it. To make a weight, fill the pastry case with raw rice or dried peas. Cook in the oven for 10 minutes at 210°C/410°F/gas mark 6.
      Remove from oven. Remove the rice or dried peas and put back in the oven for a further 3 minutes.
    3. 3     Prepare the filling:
      Break up the chocolate into pieces and melt it either in the microwave or in a bowl over a pan of boiling water. Once the chocolate has melted, add the cream and the sugar.
      Mix well until the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat and mix in the eggs.
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    4. 4     Pour the chocolate mixture into the pastry case.
      5. Chocolate torte
    5. 5     Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 210°C/410°F/gas mark 6.
      Leave to cool before turning out.
    Finishing touches... Serve with custard and a glass of cider. To save time, you can buy a ready made short crust pastry base from the supermarket, although it won’t have the chocolate drops in it.

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