Truffle Torte
Ingredients
1 lb Belgian dark chocolate (May
also use bittersweet or semi-
sweet)
1 c heavy whipping cream
1 T sugar
1 T butter
1 T Wintergreen Winery
Raspberry wine or raspberry
liqueur
1 T crème de cacao
1 t confectioner’s sugar
Raspberry sauce:
Wintergreen Winery Raspberry
wine (or raspberry liqueur)
and/or 6 ounces unsweetened
frozen raspberries
¼ c sugar
Directions
1. Chop chocolate into small bits, and
place in a bowl.
2.
Combine the heavy cream, sugar and
butter in a 1 quart saucepan.
3.
Bring to a boil.
4.
Pour at once on chocolate, and stir
until smooth. Make sure all the
chocolate is melted.
5.
Pour half the mixture in an 8 inch
round cake pan, or a 9x9 square pan.
6.
Add the crème de cacao, and mix well.
7.
Rap the pan against the counter to
even it out, then set in the freezer.
8.
Add raspberry liqueur to other half,
and mix well.
9.
When cooled, beat it until it lightens in
color and texture.
10.
Pour over the frozen half, and place
back in freezer.
To prepare raspberry sauce, combine wit sugar and blend. Chill.
To unmold the torte, dip pan into hot water for about 15 sceonds, then run a knife around the edge. Rap firmly to dislodge. Smooth with spatula, and return to the freezer for about 5 minutes. Drizzle confectioner’s sugar. You only need to serve fudge size pieces, as it is very rich.
Serve with raspberry sauce and/or Wintergreen Winery Raspberry wine.