Best Recipe You've Never Heard of: Flourless Chocolate Torta (Torta Barozzi)

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: cocoa powder

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate

Cocoa powder is lower in calories, while milk chocolate is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

Melt a lot of butter in a bowl off heat.

Add milk chocolate, cocoa powder, and espresso powder to the melted butter and let it soften.

Whisk the chocolate mixture together once melted and cooled down.

In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar and egg yolks for about 30 seconds until creamy and fluffy.

Add the cooled chocolate mixture to the egg yolk mixture and mix well.

Beat the egg whites until frothy, about 1 minute.

Add some sugar to the frothy egg whites to stabilize them and continue beating until thick and creamy, but not overbeaten.

Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the chocolate batter, being careful not to overmix.

Prepare a baking pan by buttering it and lining the bottom with parchment paper, then butter the parchment.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a little moist crumb.

Once baked, invert the cake, remove the parchment paper, and let it cool.

Dust with cocoa powder or confectioner's sugar before serving.

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