Chocolate Espresso Torte

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup espresso, plus
• 2 tablespoons espresso
• 16 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 6 eggs
• 6 egg yolks
• icing sugar (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 grease 9" springform pan.
• 3 place wax paper on bottom of pan, grease and flour; set aside.
• 4 place butter, sugar and espresso in a double boiler and heat until sugar dissolves.
• 5 pour hot liquid over chocolate and stir until dissolved; set aside.
• 6 beat eggs and yolks until frothy; add to the chocolate mixture and pour into pan bake for 1 hour; edges should crack slightly.
• 7 remove from oven and cool; cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours (when you remove it from the oven, it won't look done- it isn't!).
• 8 remove from pan and sprinkle with icing sugar.
• 9 garnish with strawberries and a a mint leaf if desired.