Day 89 of Firsts: Chocolate Torte Disaster/Save

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~Harriet van Horne

When I last blogged (yesterday), I was worried that something wasn't quite right with the Flourless Chocolate Torte I was making.

When I went to flip it over, there was the ugly proof!  My chocolate torte was chocolate mud.  Martha Stewart, where are you??? Help!



The thing is, the chocolate mess tasted like chocolate heaven!  I stuck it back in the refrigerator hoping somehow, some way  I could save it.

I did not want to disappoint the Mark family. Every year they have us over for Passover. I adore them, and my assignment was to bring over a chocolate Passover dessert, (no flour allowed).

They are lovely. Just look at them gathered around the Passover table. 




Somehow, the cake kind of mushed back together after I chilled it, but it wasn't pretty.  I needed major  camouflage. Bring in the whipped cream and raspberries! 
 
Check it out.  "Aunt Lil" gives a critical review.
 

 
Hey, I'm telling you, it tasted really great.  Total improvisation.
 
Normally, I would have tossed the whole thing, but I knew you were watching. You'd want to know, what happened to the cake! Garbage? Not a good ending.
 
Thanks to all of you who offered tips when I panicked.  My first great cake save! Even Martha would have applauded.
 
 

Day 88 of Firsts: Bake a Chocolate Flourless Torte Cake

When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. ~Laiko Bahrs

My friends know it is not unusual for me to experiment on them when I'm cooking. And tonight's first is definitely an experiment.

Tomorrow Passover begins and we are going over to a friend's home for Passover Seder.  My assignment? Bring a chocolate dessert.  This is a bit challenging because a Passover dessert cannot have any flour in it. 

Thus, my first attempt at a chocolate flourless torte.  Hmm...take a look.  What do you think?



 
I'm a little concerned because the grocery store was apparently wiped out of unsweetened chocolate today. I decided to replace it with unsweetened carob chips, (because I was not about to go to another store.) I have no idea if carob chips will bake like chocolate.  AHH.
 
 
 
Well, this is one of those times we're going to have to wait until tomorrow to see how this turns out. I'm afraid to flip this cake over before it's completely cool....(and that won't happen til I'm fast asleep.)
 
Don't worry. If it's good, I'll post the recipe ala "Julie and Julia".   Bon appetit!