Sunday, August 8, 2010

Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Torte (SMS)


This week's Sweet Melissa Sundays (SMS) recipe was chosen by Jennifer of The Rookie Baker: Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Torte. I think the name is actually a bit of a misnomer because a torte is made with eggs, sugar, and ground nuts instead of flour.  This is actually just a flourless chocolate cake studded with fresh raspberries.  Unlike most flourless chocolate cakes, however, this one is not dense and overwhelming.  On the other hand, the name is quite fitting because it tastes just like a chocolate truffle.

I made my "torte" in a 9-inch springform pan (instead of 8-inch) so my torte ended up thinner than it was supposed to be, but thankfully it still turned out just fine despite no change on my part in the baking time. Since I was sending this to work with my husband, I ended up cutting the torte into easy to serve squares (and kept the odd shaped pieces for myself!). The torte really does taste like rich and creamy raspberry truffles.

Thanks Jennifer, for hosting this week. I loved the simplicity of this recipe and will definitely be making this one again. If you would like the recipe, you can find it here. Make sure you check out the Sweet Melissa Sundays Blog Roll to see how everyone else enjoyed this chocolatey treat.

*Recipe notes:
- The flavor of this torte will be reflected by the quality of chocolate you choose so choose a high quality chocolate. I, however, substituted semisweet chocolate chips in place of the bittersweet chocolate and still enjoyed the flavor :)
- After the 25 minute baking time, this torte may not look like it's fully baked but simply let it cool as directed and it will set just fine.

11 comments:

  1. Yum it looks so good. Im bummed I had to miss this one. My daughter had a car accident and it's been a crazy week. She is fine just sore...
    Your pictures are great!

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  2. Raspberry and chocolate! My favorite! Thanks!

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  3. Love the torte bites and that you left the odd sized ones for yourself. I would have probably done the same.

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  4. happy news for people who must eat gluten-free...and the rest of us, too. what a treat!

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  5. Oh wow i cant believe how good this looks!! Raspberry and chocolate always go so well together num!

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  6. Yum! I left the raspberries out so my husband would eat the torte but I think I would have liked it more with them. Next time :). Glad it was a hit for you!

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  7. This sounds like something my would love. She loves those raspberry chocolate truffles from Godiva.
    ~ingrid

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  8. I don't understand the naming convention anyway, always call it whatever seems right to me :P Looks delicious!

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  9. I made it yesterday and cut it today into miniature squares just because it broke in many pieces when I was taking it out. Perhaps I did something wrong? But in any case, it tastes delicious! I'm a baker now!

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  10. AliG - glad you enjoyed it! it's very delicate so I'm not sure if you did anything wrong per se.

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