Chocolate Espresso Torte is a recipe from Fine Cooking Magazine. I discovered it one day when I needed some baking inspiration, and it did the trick. It renewed my baking enthusiasm and made the family very happy.
The ingredients for Chocolate Espresso Torte should be pretty easy to round up. If you don’t have espresso powder, you can find it on the coffee aisle and most grocery stores. Medaglio d’Oro seems to be the most popular brand.
The technique for making the cake is super simple and doesn’t require much focus, and the end result is company-worthy. It’s a perfect partner to end-of-season berries, which why I call it a berry dessert!
The recipe is from Joanne Change, which is probably why there is nothing about it that needs changing. The only caveat is to make sure you’re serving this to people who like coffee because you can really taste the ground espresso beans. This isn’t one of those recipes where the coffee is an undertone. It’s more of a highlight!
Ashley
I loooooooove coffee flavoured things so when you say that you can really taste the coffee in this, it makes it sounds extra amazing to me.
Betty @ scrambled hen fruit
This looks so decadent! I love coffee and I know I’d love this.
Anna
Meryl, when I click on it I get the title and description, but I also get headings with arrows. When you click the arrows, the recipe parts drop down.
Here’s another link.
http://www.pastrywiz.com/dailyrecipes/recipes/710.htm
LimeCake
oh wow i love anything with coffee and chocolate, and the recipe looks simple enough. this looks delicious, anna!
Bakericious
looks delicious
Rachel B
Noticed that this recipe is by Joanne Chang, whose bakery in Boston, “Flour,” is a favorite of mine. I’m very excited about her cookbook, which is coming out this fall, I think.
Meryl
Hey Anna,
When I try your link, it doesn’t work for me. Only the title and description show up!
Anna
Thanks Meryl,
Your link seems to be the same as mine. I’m glad to hear it’s a favorite at your house too!
Fallon
Looks beautiful!
Meryl
Here’s a better link:
http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/chocolate_espresso_torte.aspx
Meryl
I LOVE this torte – I’ve made it many times!
Tia @ ButtercreamBarbie
i feel like that somedays too 🙂
Katrina
Gorgeous, looks delicious. You know I don’t do coffee, but would you just leave it out or replace that liquid with something? I’ve done a bundt cake once that called for coffee and used hot cocoa just so I wasn’t leaving out the liquid, but it was more than a cup.
Anna
You know, I think it WOULD be good without the coffee. The recipe didn’t call for any vanilla, so you could add some of that instead.
LisAway
So is this similar to a flourless chocolate cake (only with a little flour?) I’ve never made one. I also don’t drink coffee, but this looks rich enough to go without the espresso as a very chocolate torte. Mmmm. I may have to give it a try. And that picture is really beautiful!
Julie
Even though I’m not a coffee lover, this sounds delicious!
Camille
What a beautiful cake! And it looks so simple too 🙂
I’m putting this on my To-Do list!
Amy D
WOW, thanks for the tip. Will make it over there today.
Anna
Amy, Sprouts is having a “Berry Bonanza”. You can get 4 packs of assorted berries for $5.
Amy D
Oh my this sounds wonderful!! Will have to put it on my to bake list.