Torta al Cioccolato

Name: Torta al Cioccolato (Italian Chocolate Cake)
Yield: Serves 6-8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ⅔ cup unsalted butter, cubed; 1 espresso coffee, about 2 tablespoons very strong black coffee; 8 oz chocolate; 1 cup superfine sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 espresso coffee, about 2 tablespoons very strong black coffee; 5 large eggs, separated; confectioners’ sugar, for dusting; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1 cup all-purpose flour

Italian Chocolate Cake

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Italian Cooking

By Valentina Harris

Published 2008

About

Chocolate cake remains a great favorite with children and adults alike. This is a fairly foolproof cake that comes out light and moist every time. Please make sure that you use very good-quality chocolate with a very high cocoa content for the best possible results.

Ingredients

8 oz chocolate
⅔ cup unsalted butter, cubed
1 espress

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line and grease a 9 in loose-based cake pan.
Chop the chocolate, place in a large, heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water