No Flour, All Flavour: Chocolate Torte!

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: cacao powder + coconut oil

💰Cheaper: chocolate chips

Cacao powder + coconut oil reduces sugar while maintaining flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a subtle flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds moisture and a unique sweetness.

cocoa powder

🥗Healthier: carob powder

💰Cheaper: unsweetened chocolate

Carob powder is lower in caffeine and adds a different flavor.

Melt 200g dark chocolate and 150g butter in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water until smooth.

Separate 5 eggs into two bowls: 4 egg whites in one bowl and 1 egg yolk in the other.

Whisk the egg whites until they reach medium soft peaks, then gradually add sugar while whisking until combined.

In the other bowl, whisk the egg yolk until pale and combined with the melted chocolate and butter mixture.

Add a small amount of the whisked egg whites to the chocolate mixture to temper it, then gently fold in the remaining egg whites until just combined.

Grease an 8-inch cake tin with butter and dust with cocoa powder, shaking out the excess.

Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.

Bake in a fan-assisted oven at 165-170°C for around 25-30 minutes until it rises and sets.

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