Dark Chocolate-Bourbon Torte

Name: Dark Chocolate-Bourbon Torte
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter, softened; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 118 milliliters dark chocolate morsels; 59 milliliters Dutch process cocoa; 1 large egg; 4 egg whites; 59 milliliters fat-free milk; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters granulated sugar, divided; 1 Tbsp powdered sugar; 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters thawed reduced-fat whipped topping

Dark Chocolate-Bourbon Torte might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 186 calories, 4g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up cocoa, egg, egg whites, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 30

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Oven

Coat bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Springform Pan

Microwave chocolate morsels in a small microwave-safe bowl at MEDIUM (50% power) for 1 minute or until melted and smooth, stirring at 30-second intervals.

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Chocolate Chips

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Microwave

Bowl

Beat butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended (about 2 minutes).

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add vanilla and egg; beat 1 minute.

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Vanilla

Egg

Add milk and, if desired, bourbon; beat 1 minute. (

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Bourbon

Milk

Mixture will look curdled.)

Add melted chocolate, beating just until blended. Gradually add cocoa and flour, beating at low speed just until blended.

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Chocolate

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

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Hand Mixer

Add remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold one-fourth of egg white mixture into batter; gently fold in remaining egg white mixture. Spoon batter into prepared pan.

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Granulated Sugar

Egg Whites

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Frying Pan

Bake at 300 for 45 minutes or until set. (A wooden pick inserted in center will come out with just a few crumbs on it.)

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Oven

Remove torte from oven; immediately run tip of a small knife around edge of torte.

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Knife

Oven

Let cool on wire rack 30 minutes. (Torte will rise to top of pan while baking but will sink while it cools.)

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

Remove sides of springform pan.

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Springform Pan

Spoon whipped topping into a zip-top plastic freezer bag. (Do not seal.) Snip 1 corner of bag to make a small hole. Pipe dollops of whipped topping around base of torte.

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Whipped Topping