Truffle torte

Name: Truffle torte
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2½ tablespoons caster sugar; 2 eggs; 2 gelatine leaves or 1 teaspoon gelatine powder; 2 gelatine leaves or 1 teaspoon gelatine powder; 500 ml (16 fl oz) cream, for whipping; 65 g (2¼ oz) liquid glucose; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 4 tablespoons plain flour; 535 g (1 lb 1¼ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped; 30 ml (1 fl oz) rum; cocoa powder, to dust

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
1 hr 50

Appears in

Chocolate

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

This is a truly decadent, rich chocolate dessert. Serve it just as it is with a strong espresso or with a bowl of fresh raspberries. Either way, this smooth, rich torte is enough to impress anyone.

Ingredients

Chocolate Sponge

2 eggs
2½ tablespoons caster sugar
4 tablespoons<

Dessert
Chocolate
Pie

Method

To make the sponge, preheat the oven to warm 170°C (325°F/Gas 3). Butter and flour a 20 x 5.5 cm (