# Italian Flourless Chocolate Torta

A flourless chocolate cake with a light and soft texture.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces chopped chocolate
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- 4 eggs
- 3 ounces sugar
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 pinch salt

## Instructions

1. Melt butter in a saucepan.
2. Add chopped chocolate, cocoa powder, and espresso powder. Whisk it together and let it cool.
3. Whisk four egg yolks with 3 ounces of sugar for about a minute.
4. Whisk in the now cooled chocolate mixture.
5. Then we add almond flour and a little bit of salt.
6. Let it sit.
7. Beat egg whites with a quarter cup of sugar until soft peaks form.
8. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate batter.
9. Pour the batter into a greased and parchment paper lined 8x8 baking pan.
10. Bake in a 350 oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
11. Take it out of the oven, invert it, remove the parchment paper, flip it back and let it sit until it starts to cool.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- whisk
- 8x8 baking pan
- mixer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF5639Zp_ma/?igsh=cDl6amp2Z3l0Z3lr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f3c06d5f-f094-4785-86b9-35db082687f8
- Extracted: 2025-03-02

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