{"id":123,"date":"2010-10-31T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leilappetit.com\/blog\/?p=123"},"modified":"2011-08-07T21:07:11","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T21:07:11","slug":"chocolate-and-cloudberries-chocolate-truffle-torte-recipe-with-chocolate-and-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leilappetit.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate and cloudberries – Chocolate Truffle Torte Recipe with Chocolate and Love"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A couple of nice gifts received recently – first up the lovely peeps at Chocolate and Love<\/b><\/a> sent me some of their luxe chocolate which just happens to have superb ethical credentials. Eating chocolate without feeling guilty has to be the ultimate ‘score’. The company earned some great word of mouth and press earlier this year when they opened a ‘pop-up’ shop on Edinburgh’s George Street ,and their online store features a fabulously tempting selection of cacao-based treats. <\/span><\/div>\n

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These particular bars are from fairly-traded beans from Peru & Dom Rep, and all of the ingredients are organically produced. I had a bar of the  Crushed Diamonds<\/a>, which was a really interesting bar of silky dark chocolate and slightly crunchy little chunks of cocoa. The flavour was full, just that right balance of sweetness. This is definitely a winner. The other was a bar of  <\/i>The Coffee Affair<\/a>, again a lovely melting mouthfeel, but perhaps a little too powerful on the coffee front for my own personal tastes but would have definitely pleased any true java lover. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Next up on the gift front was a beautiful new recipe book ‘Falling Cloudberries’ by Tessa Kiros, which has the most gorgeous photography and seriously tempting recipes. It was a lovely pressie from Linsay Black<\/span><\/b><\/a> whose wedding I’d organised at RSC<\/span> <\/b><\/a>a<\/b> few weeks back. A quick flick through and I’d found a recipe for chocolate truffle torte. I knew that the fate of the remainder of those two bars was to be even better than simply being scoffed by The Silver Fox and myself.<\/p>\n

So, here’s a slight tweak on the recipe, which is so simple and the end result is a rather lovely soft chocolate brownie type of treat. There was a nice hint of the richness from the coffee-flavoured chocolate too. Perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/b>
100g soft brown caster sugar
100g dark chocolate (I used 50g each of the above two bars, and the end result was a lovely rich flavour)
100g organic unsalted butter (and a little extra to grease the tin)
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 medium-sized free range eggs, separated.
40g sifted plain flour (and a little extra for the tin)
50g finely ground hazelnuts.
A little bit of extra brown sugar for the top before putting in the oven.

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Method- written in easy speak! <\/b><\/p>\n

Firstly, grease and flour a 20cm springform cake tin so it’s ready for action.<\/p>\n

In a non-stick pan, slowly melt the sugar and the butter together. Once fully melted, add the chocolate and again slowly melt.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Transfer to a large mixing bowl and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Whilst the chocolatey mixture is cooling, turn on the oven to around 170c for fan-assisted.<\/p>\n

Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Whisk up the egg whites (ideally with an electric hand whisk) until they’re doing that stiff peaks thing.
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Once the chocolate mixture is cool, add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix well.<\/p>\n

Add in the sifted flour and mix, followed by the ground hazelnuts.<\/p>\n

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The last step is the only one that needs a tiny bit of discipline, which is folding in the egg whites. The aim is to add them in slowly and carefully to keep as much ‘fluff’ in the mix as possible. Fold in to the chocolate mix a spoon\/scoop at a time and slowly combine.<\/p>\n

Once done, transfer the mix to the baking tin and sprinkle the top with a little bit of brown sugar.<\/p>\n

Bake for around 25-30 minutes (check after 25 minutes) . The less cooking time, the softer the cake. Some people prefer it like this.<\/p>\n

Once cooked, allow to cool for 15 minutes in the tin before transferring to a wire rack.<\/p>\n

Slice, serve and enjoy!<\/p>\n

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ps. no, it’s not home-made ice-cream! That’s Mackies<\/a>! <\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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