New Chocolate Decadence with Raspberry Sauce

posted by Liz 07-17-98 11:41 AM 

The New Chocolate Decadence 

Serves 12, make 1 day before serving 
Work time: 30 minutes, Bake time 30 minutes, Chil time 24 hours. 

Ingredients 

5 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped fine (in your food processor is easiest). 
1 whole egg 
1 egg separated 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
1 egg white 
1/8 tsp cream of tartar 
1/2 cup plus 1/2 Tblsp unsweetened cocoa, Dutch process preferred 
2 Tblsp all purpose flour 
2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar 
3/4 cup low fat (1%) milk 
1-1/4 cups or more raspberry sauce 
Enlightened Whipped Cream 

Equipment: 8" round cake pan with a solid bottom, 1-1/2 to 2 inches deep 
Ovenproof baking dish or skillet, at least w inches deep and 2 inches wider
than the cake pan. 

 Position the rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350. 
Spray the sides of the cake pan with vegetable oil spray and line the 
bottom with parchment paper. Put a kettle of water on to boil for step 4. 

 Place the chocolate in a large mixing bowl. Combine 1 whole egg and 1 
egg yolk in a small bowl with the vanilla. Place the 2 egg whitesi n a 
medium bowl witht he cream of tartar. Set all 3 bowls aside. 

 Combine the cocoa, flour, and 2/3 cup sugar in a 1 to 1-1/2 quart heavy
bottomed saucepan. Whisk in enough of the milk (about half) to form a smooh
paste. Mix in the remaining milk. Cook over medium heat,stirring constantly
with a wooden spoon or heatproof paddle to prevent burning (especially 
around the bottom edges), until mixture begins to simmer. Simmer very 
gently, stirring constantly for 1-1/2 minutes. Pour the hot mixture 
immediately over the chopped chocolate. Stir until the chocolate is 
completely melted and smooth. Whisk in egg and vanilla mixture. Set aside.
 
 Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar at medium speed until soft peaks
form. Gradually sprinkle in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beating at high 
speed until stiff but not dry. Fold a quarter of the egg whites into the
chocolate mixture to lighten it. Fold in remaining egg whites. Scrape 
mixture into the cake pan and smooth the top. Set cake pan in baking pan 
and place on oven rack. Pour enough boiling water into the baking pan to 
come about a third to halfway up the sides of the cake pan. Bake for 
exactly 30 minutes. The surfact of the torte will spring back when very 
gently pressed but it will still be quite gooey inside. Remove cake pan 
and water pan from oven. Remove the cake pan from the water and cool 
completely on a rack. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnight before 
serving. Dessert may be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 
2 months. 

 To serve: Unmold by sliding a thin knife or metal spatula around the 
sides of the pan to release the torte.Place a piece of wax paper on top of
 torte. Invert a plate on top of the wax paper and invert torte onto plate.
Remove pan and peel away parchment paper liner. Turn torte right side up 
again and remove wax paper. Cut into wedges with a sharp thin knife. Dip 
the knife in hot water and wipe it dry between each slice. Or cut with
tental floss like a moist cheesecake. 

Serve each slice with about 2 Tblsp of Rapsberry Sauce and a dollop of
Enlightened whipped cream, if desired. 

Nutrintion Information: Calories per serving 184, fat 6g, % cal from 
fat 26, protien 3.7g, carbo 33.5g, cholesterol


Raspberry Sauce (Makes 2 to 2-1/2 cups) 

Ingredients 2 (10 or 12 oz) pkgs frozen raspberries and sugar (optional). 

Thaw the berries. Drain them and reserve the juice. Puree berries briefly 
in food processor. Sieve the puree to remove seeds. Thin it with some of 
the reserved juice if desired. If the puree seems too tart, sweetent o 
taste. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Sauce may be refrigerated for 
up to 3 days or frozen for 6 mos or longer. 

Nutrition: Cal per 2 Tblsp 30, fat .05g, % of calories from fat 1%, 
protein .2g, carbo 7.74g, chol 0. 

Enlightened Whipped Cream (Makes 2-2/3 cups) 

1/16 tsp cream of tartar 
1 egg white 
2 Tblsp sugar 
2/3 cup heavy cream 
1/2 tsp vanilla extract 

 Make the safe meringue. Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a large
skillet. Combine cream of tartar and 1 tsp water in a 4-6 cup stainless 
steel bowl. Whisk in the egg white and 2 Tblsp of sugar. Place an instant 
read thermometer near the stove in a mug of very hot tap water. Set bowl 
in skillet. Stir mixture briskly and constantly with a rubber spatula, 
scraping the sides and bottom often to avoid scrambling the egg white. 

After 45 seconds, remove bowl from skillet. Quickly insert thermometer, 
tilting bowl to cover stem by at least 2 inches. If less than 160 rinse 
thermo in skillet water and return to mug. Replace bowl in skillet. 

Stir as before until temp reaches 160 when bowl is removed. Beat on high 
speed until cool and stiff. Set aside. 

 Whip heavy cream with vanilla until it holds soft peaks, but is not 
too stiff. Fold meringue into cream. Cover and chill until needed. 
May be refrigerated up to 8 hours. 

Nutrition: Cal per Tblsp 15.6, fat 1.368, % calories from fat 78, 
protein .16g, carbo .7g, chol 5.12mg. 

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