Chocolate & Earl Grey torte

Chocolate & Earl Grey torte

Never before has it been so easy to impress - this soft-centered torte can be made ahead and frozen or baked from scratch in just an hour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

plus cooling
Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the base and sides of a deep, 22cm loose-bottomed tin with baking parchment, so the paper comes about 2.5cm above the sides. Stir the Earl Grey tea into the hot milk.
  2. Melt the chocolate, butter and a pinch of salt together in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Then stir in the ground almonds, followed by the egg yolks and milky tea, including the leaves. Beat the egg whites until stiff, then beat in the caster sugar until stiff-ish again. Fold the whites through the chocolate mix and scrape into the tin. Bake for 30-35 mins - it should still have a slight wobble. Then cool completely in the tin.
  3. Carefully remove from the tin and lift onto a serving plate. Dust all over with cocoa and icing sugar, then serve in slices with crème fraîche or cream.

PER SERVING

514 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 3g, sugar 29g, salt 0.39 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2011.

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  • 19 April 2011

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  • 07 May 2011

    Poppy Grace rated and commented on this recipe

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    Beautiful and easy to make

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  • 08 May 2011

    Ellyboot rated and commented on this recipe

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    Mine was v crumbly afterwards but really really tasty. We had raspberries with it. Delicious.

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  • 08 May 2011

    Ellyboot commented on this recipe

    Mine was v crumbly afterwards but really really tasty. We had raspberries with it. Delicious.

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  • 13 June 2011

    MissRD rated and commented on this recipe

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    A great straightforward recipe, that produces a very elegant grown up pudding. Serve with creme fraiche and slightly warm if you can

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  • 29 September 2011

    Stella rated and commented on this recipe

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    What a result! Great food liked by even those who claim they don't like chocolate. Simple but impressive.

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  • 20 November 2011

    frozenpixie rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was absolutely delicious and went in no time. The texture was really moist and puddingy, and they were good warm and cold. The earl grey flavour was perfect. I added an extra 50% to the recipe and made it as brownies - highly recommended!

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  • 03 February 2012

    Claudia rated and commented on this recipe

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    Every time I have made this cake it has gone down a storm, especially with my gulten free friends! Its truly delicious!

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  • 06 April 2012

    chefauabby rated and commented on this recipe

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    I just love this recipe - and it goes so well with creme friache. Its not to sweet - very decadent. As a tea lover the combination of earl grey is brilliant it adds that something really special but not over powering.

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  • 13 May 2012

    Sarahfh rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really, really good! I have made this a few times and it never lasts long! I use 3 tea bags instead of 2, which I think adds a bit more contrast to the chocolate without being overpowering.

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  • 01 July 2012

    bex76 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very easy and very very tasty, definitely one to impress with!

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  • 08 July 2012

    Gilsad rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely delicious. Went down a storm.

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  • 20 November 2012

    spyro rated and commented on this recipe

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    very nice, even after i added butter late as i forgot to add it, i would suggest adding more tea bags and or leaving out the leaves as the earl grey got lost in there for me. still very nice recipe

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  • 18 January 2013

    Poppy Grace commented on this recipe

    Beautiful recipe - enjoyed by all

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

plus cooling
Freezable

Ingredients

  • leaves from 2 Earl Grey tea bags
  • 100ml hot milk
  • 250g good dark chocolate (we used a 78% bar)
  • 200g butter , diced
  • 140g ground almonds
  • 6 eggs , separated
  • 200g caster sugar
  • cocoa , icing sugar and crème fraîche or cream, to serve
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PER SERVING

514 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 3g, sugar 29g, salt 0.39 g

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