Best Bittersweet Chocolate Torte Recipes

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE MOUSSE TORTE

Steps:

• Make mousse: Put chocolate in a large bowl, and set aside. Heat 1 1/2 cups cream over medium-high heat in a medium saucepan until cream is steaming and small bubbles form on edges.
• Pour cream over chocolate. Stir until mixture is smooth. Let cool completely.
• Put remaining 1 1/2 cups cream and the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture, one-third at a time.
• Assemble torte: Line a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving an overhang on sides. Spread enough mousse (3/4 to 1 cup) over bottom of pan to cover. Arrange 5 cookies on top in a single layer to cover, breaking them to fit as necessary. Spread enough mousse (3/4 to 1 cup) on top to cover; smooth into an even layer. Repeat process with remaining cookies and mousse until pan is full.
• Press plastic wrap directly onto surface, and refrigerate torte until firm, at least 3 hours or up to 2 days.
• Remove plastic wrap from surface. Invert torte onto a serving plate; unmold, using overhang to coax it out. Remove plastic wrap. Dust with cocoa.

RASPBERRY BREAD TORTE WITH BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line bottom of a buttered 15- by 10- by 1/2- to 1-inch baking pan with wax or parchment paper. Butter paper, then dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• Arrange bread slices in 1 layer on a baking sheet and bake in middle of oven, turning over once, until dry and pale golden, about 15 minutes. Cool, then break into pieces. Pulse bread in a food processor until finely ground, then add flour and salt and process until very finely ground.
• Beat together eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until pale, very thick, and tripled in volume (about 5 minutes with a standing mixer or 10 minutes with a handheld). Gently fold in crumbs in 4 batches. Spoon 1 cup batter into a small bowl. Stir in butter, then fold back into remaining batter.
• Spread batter evenly in baking pan and rap pan twice on work surface to eliminate air bubbles. Bake in middle of oven until top is dry to the touch and pale golden around edges, 10 to 13 minutes. Transfer pan to a rack and loosen sides of cake with a knife, then cool 15 minutes. Place rack over cake and invert cake onto rack. Discard wax paper and cool.
• Make ganache while cake bakes:
• Heat cream and chocolate in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 5 minutes (do not boil). Chill ganache, stirring occasionally, until thick enough to spread, about 1 hour.
• Assemble torte:
• Invert cake onto a cutting board and cut crosswise into 5 equal strips. Put 1 strip on a platter and spread top with one fourth of jam. Repeat with 3 more layers of cake and jam. Top with remaining cake layer, smooth side up.
• Frost top and sides of cake with ganache and chill cake until ganache is firm, at least 15 minutes.

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper. Grease the top of the paper, too.
• In a small, microwave-safe bowl, melt together chocolate and butter. Heat in 30-60 second increments and stir well after each to avoid overcooking the mixture. Cool for 5-8 minutes.
• Pour butter mixture into a large mixing bowl and add chocolate. Whisk in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract. Stir in flour, cinnamon, cayenne and salt, followed by the pecans and chocolate chips.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 38-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean, with a few crumbs attached. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then run a knife around the edge and invert onto a serving platter. Remove parchment paper and cool completely.
• Before serving, whisk together 2 tbsp cocoa powder with 1 tsp cinnamon. Sift over the top of the torte.

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE TORTE

Steps:

• 1 1/2 cups (9 oz) good quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces 3/4 c (1 1/2 sticks) (6 oz) salted butter or if using unsalted, add 1/4 tsp salt 6 large eggs, separated (do not get any of the yolk mixed in with the white) 1 cup (8 oz) sugar 1/4 cup (1 oz) flour (use quinoa or rice flour to make gluten free) confectioner's (powdered) sugar to dust chocolate curls or your choice of decorations, if desired 9″ springform pan, greased and floured Preheat oven to 325º F (163º C) Place the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan and over low heat. Stir until both are melted, and smooth. Remove from heat and set aside. Just before all the butter and chocolate are melted completely. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, then add 1/4 of the sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. In a larger bowl, using the same beaters, beat the egg yolks and remaining sugar until very thick and pale yellow. This will only take a few minutes on a stand mixer, but much longer by hand. Add the melted chocolate, and beat on low speed, until well mixed. Add flour (wheat, or gluten free choice) and continue beating at low speed, cleaning the side of the bowl with a spatula occasionally. If using a mixer, remove the bowl, and with the spatula, gently fold about one third of the beaten egg whites into the mixture. Do not stir or beat the mixture, as you want to keep the air in the batter. Continue adding the egg whites and folding, one third at a time until it is evenly mixed. Gently spoon the mixture, and spread evenly into the prepared pan. If there is a little unmixed egg white here and there, it's okay. Place in heated oven and bake for approximately 40 to 45 minutes. Torte will rise and crack as it bakes, and will be ready when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out moist, but not runny.
• obvisouly didn't use gluten free stuff. I used ghirardelli 60% bittersweet baking bars as usual.
• I didn't line pan with parchment but did line ws sheet with parchment and put pan on top of that.
• cooled completely in the plan and then about 2 1/2 hours later i put on top of folded napkin on cake plate and removed sides (don't need knife).
• then covered with cake dome.