Chocolate and qahwa flour-free torte

Name: Chocolate and qahwa flour-free torte
Yield: Serves ten to twelve
Cuisine: Palestinian
Ingredients: 220 g unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into 1cm dice, plus extra for greasing; 200 g dark cooking chocolate (50% cocoa solids), broken into roughly 1cm pieces; 50 g dark cooking chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into roughly 1cm pieces; 2 tbsp instant espresso powder (also known as espresso instant coffee), plus ½ tsp to garnish; ⅛ tsp saffron threads, roughly crushed in a pestle and mortar (optional); 2 tbsp instant espresso powder (also known as espresso instant coffee), plus ½ tsp to garnish; 10 cardamom pods, shells discarded and seeds finely crushed in a pestle and mortar (or ¾ tsp ground cardamom); 10 cardamom pods, shells discarded and seeds finely crushed in a pestle and mortar (or ¾ tsp ground cardamom); 270 g caster sugar; 10 cardamom pods, shells discarded and seeds finely crushed in a pestle and mortar (or ¾ tsp ground cardamom); 5 eggs; 1 tbsp rose water; 2 tsp cocoa powder, to garnish; ¼ tsp flaked sea salt; Vanilla ice cream, crème fraîche or plain yoghurt, to serve; Vanilla ice cream, crème fraîche or plain yoghurt, to serve; Vanilla ice cream, crème fraîche or plain yoghurt, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
ten to twelve

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Falastin

By Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley

Published 2020

About

Qahwa means ‘coffee’ in Arabic. Arabic coffee tends to be very strong and intense, drunk in small quantities and usually paired with something sweet like a date or two. The Arabic coffee theme plays a strong note here, making this torte incredibly rich and intense. You only need a thin slice, served with some crème fraîche, vanilla ice cream or plain yoghurt alongside. No need for an extra caffeine shot.

Keeping notes: Once baked, this keeps for up to 3 days in the fridge.

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Asia
Palestine
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Cake

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