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skinnymixer's Decadently Deceptive Chocolate Torte
skinnymixer's Decadently Deceptive Chocolate Torte

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skinnymixer's Decadently Deceptive Chocolate Torte
skinnymixer’s Decadently Deceptive Chocolate Torte
skinnymixer's Decadently Deceptive Chocolate Torte

skinnymixer's Health By Chocolate Torte - Mixer version

Gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Dessert
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 16
Calories: 306kcal

Ingredients

Chocolate Torte Ingredients

  • 250 g raw almonds
  • 200 g 70% dark chocolate - roughly chopped
  • 100 g coconut oil - plus extra to grease
  • 50 g coconut sugar - or preferred sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 5 large eggs

Coconut Ganache Ingredients

  • 100 g 70% dark chocolate - roughly chopped
  • 100-130 g coconut milk

Instructions

Chocolate Torte

  • Grease and line a 22cm or 8" cake tin, I used a springform. Preheat oven to 150°C or 300°F fan forced.
  • Place almonds in mixer bowl, mill for 10-20 sec/speed 8/MC on, until almonds are a fine ground. Set aside.
  • Without cleaning the bowl, add the dark chocolate and mill for 10 sec/speed 8/MC on.
  • Scrape bowl down, ensuring to loosen the chocolate from the bottom of the bowl. Add coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla and salt to mixer bowl. Melt for 3 min/50°C or 120°F/speed 2/MC on.
  • Insert butterfly and set timer for 1 min/speed 2.5/MC off. Slowly add eggs one at a time.
  • Set timer for 40 sec/speed 3/MC off. Slowly add reserved almond meal to mixture.
  • Pour mixture in to prepared cake tin and place into the middle of your oven.
  • Bake for around 20 min. Carefully feel the centre of the cake to ensure it is set. Grain free baking is dependent on individual ovens. You want the torte to only *just* set in the middle so that it is still moist. Let it sit for 5 min before serving warm or chill in the fridge for a fudge consistency.

Coconut Ganache

  • Place chocolate into mixer bowl, mill for 10 sec/speed 8/MC on. Scrape bowl down.
  • Add coconut milk and cook for 3 min/50°C or 120°F/speed 3/MC off.

Notes

You can substitute the coconut oil in the torte with macadamia oil if you prefer.
The 70% dark chocolate is what makes this dairy free, if you are not concerned about dairy you can use your preferred dark chocolate.
This is not a sweet torte, you can increase the sugar by 100-200 g | 3.5-7 oz as preferred.
Bellini Users
Use your sharp blade for this recipe.
CHOCOLATE TORTE
At step 1 if the almonds aren't ground finely enough at the end, blitz on speed 9 for a few extra seconds.
At step 6 use speed 3.
COCONUT GANACHE
At step 12 add on extra melting time if not completely smooth after 3 minutes.
Tried this recipe?Mention @skinnymixer or tag #skinnymixers!

Nutrition

Serving: 65g | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.5g | Protein: 7.2g | Fat: 25.6g | Saturated Fat: 12.3g | Sodium: 80mg | Sugar: 9.5g

 

skinnymixer's Decadently Deceptive Chocolate Torte

skinnymixer's Health By Chocolate Torte - Standard version

Gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 16

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Torte Ingredients
  • 250 g | 8.8 oz almond meal
  • 200 g | 7 oz 70% dark chocolate - grated or blitzed in a food processor
  • 100 g | 3.5 oz coconut oil - plus extra to grease
  • 50 g | 1.8 oz coconut sugar - or preferred sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 5 large eggs
  • Coconut Ganache Ingredients
  • 100 g | 3.5 oz 70% dark chocolate - grated or blitzed in a food processor
  • 100-130 g | 3.5-4.6 oz coconut milk

Instructions

  • Method for Chocolate Torte
  • Grease and line a 22cm or 8" cake tin, I used a springform. Preheat oven to 150°C or 300°F fan forced.
  • Fill a saucepan one-third full of water and bring it to the boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Put dark chocolate, coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla and salt into a medium sized heatproof bowl and place it over the water in the saucepan to melt slowly while stirring.
  • Remove the chocolate from the stove and allow to cool for a few minutes then whisk in one egg at a time.
  • When all eggs are whisked in, slowly whisk in almond meal mixture.
  • Pour mixture in to prepared cake tin and place into the middle of your oven.
  • Bake for around 20 min. Carefully feel the centre of the cake to ensure it is set. Grain free baking is dependent on individual ovens. You want the torte to only *just* set in the middle so that it is still moist. Let it sit for 5 min before serving warm or chill in the fridge for a fudge consistency.
  • Method for Coconut Ganache
  • Fill a saucepan one-third full of water and bring it to the boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Put dark chocolate and coconut milk into a medium sized heatproof bowl and place it over the water in the saucepan to melt slowly while stirring.

Notes

You can substitute the coconut oil in the torte with macadamia oil if you prefer.
The 70% dark chocolate is what makes this dairy free, if you are not concerned about dairy you can use your preferred dark chocolate.
This is not a sweet torte, you can increase the sugar by 100-200 g or 3.5-7 oz as preferred.
Tried this recipe?Mention @skinnymixer or tag #skinnymixers!

 

  1. I just made this tonight – Seriously it was sooooo super quick and easy to make – wow – oh so yummy – Followed your recipe exactly and it worked out perfect – slightly gooey in the middle just as you said – I did have cream with it as well – but perfection and will seriously be making this one again – Thanks for another awesome recipe 🙂

  2. If we weren’t both married, I’d ask you to run away with me! Husband, children and now this,the 3 great loves of my life

  3. This is my PERFECT cake! I have always loved a similar tasting one at a local restaurant, but now I can make an even better one at home myself!! Will be making it again very soon. Thank you!!

  4. Made this yesterday using Lindt 85% dark chocolate then popped in fridge over night just ate a piece with dollop cream OMG my little slice of heaven thanks for the recipe Nik.

  5. Yummo!! made this tonight and it was delicious. Even my ‘I won’t eat anything remotely healthified’ husband went back for seconds!

  6. I made this for my mums birthday today and the cake was A SUPER HIT!
    Definitely one of the best guilt free cakes I’ve eaten in a long time. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. X

  7. Oh what can I say a big hit at home and at work I actually made it in a square springform cake tin and cut into small pieces didnt make the ganache as didnt have enough chocolate but will next time

  8. I made this for a morning tea, and it was a huge hit!! I didn’t add the ganache and it was still rich and moist and lovely! This will be a regular for any occasion!

  9. Another delicious and easy recipe by Nikolene . My only suggestion would be to use the sharp blade when milling the almonds (if using a Bellini )

  10. So yummy! I didn’t use the ganache, ate it with cream while it was hot and it was like awesome. The rest was eaten over the course of 12 hours straight from the fridge. It went a bit like fudge when it cooled so it as like two treat in one! Even my husband (who is anti-healthy stuff )and my five year old (who is so fussy she eats plain rice for dinner) both went back for more. It was so easy it will become a regular in our house.

  11. I made this for a work morning tea & it was beautiful. I was a little sceptical as I’m not a coconut lover but it was hardly noticeable.
    I made it in a square tin & cut into smallish brownie sized pieces. It worked perfectly.
    I’ll be making again happily.

  12. The best cake I’ve eaten in my life.
    Don’t be fooled into eating it fresh, the next day it’s somehow 100 times better !!!!
    Don’t share it – be selfish !

  13. Just beautiful. Very rich but we like it that way and it’ll last a while because you only need a sliver to feel like you’ve had a real treat. Love how it is grain free. Thanks for such a terrific recipe.

  14. This was amazing. Used 85% dark choc and added small amount of rice malt syrup to the ganache. Topped with strawberries. Yummo

  15. This was fantastic. Used Xylitol instead of coconut sugar. Cooked it for about 18 minutes then removed from oven. Ganache is a little runny but I should have read the other comments first. We are LCHF so this is a fantastic desert option and I love the brownie like consistency when kept in the fridge. I think I will try some orange zest next time too although I think it is pretty perfect without it 🙂

  16. So easy to make and yummy!!! I was skeptical about the coconut ganache but tried it with coconut cream and it is superb. The cake took about 22 mins in the oven to firm up in the centre. Will definitely make again. Thanks for a great recipe!

  17. This cake was a hit with everyone in my household, and has made me a star in my family’s eyes! I love that it is dairy-free, which means my youngest can also enjoy it, but seriously, even if you don’t have to be dairy-free or gluten-free, it will not disappoint. It was also ridiculously divine the following day after being refrigerated overnight, warmed up and served with a bit of vanilla ice cream (soy ice cream for the little one) Mmmm, mmmm…..

  18. Just made this and had made a few errors, like not enough chocolate (because I ate some) and I didn’t set aside the milled almonds, I just cooked the chocolate and the almonds together. It still turned out perfect!!!!!! Everyone in my family loves it, and day two it turns into a fudge brownie type of heaven. Will definitely be putting this one with my favourites:)
    I used Lindt 70% chocolate and coconut sugar as suggested. I didn’t make the ganache this time, but if it was a birthday or for guests I would. It would be great with homemade raspberry coconut ice-cream. I’m wondering if I should make it in a rectangle tray and cut it into squares like brownies for school lunch treats;)

  19. Absolutely scrumptious! I chose to make this for my birthday, and it didn’t disappoint! Thank you for such a marvellous recipe

  20. This is beautiful! I made it yesterday but without the ganache, used 75g raw sugar as that’s all we had and 100g 70% and 100g 85%
    Was amazingly fidget today for dessert! Will be making this again for sure

  21. Thanks I made this cake for my daughter’s birthday tonight. I used 90% chocolate and used about 75g xylitol instead of coconut sugar and a couple mini scoops of stevia as we were feeding sugar eaters as well and didn’t want it to be too bitter being 90% but we are LCHF. Also used almond meal already milled same weight, mixture seemed very dry/pasty however stuck with it, baked it for exactly 20 mins and removed. Served chilled with double cream and no ganache as I was lazy. It was delicious like a rich chocolate brownie! Everyone really liked it and I was asked for recipe. I like the orange idea by someone else.. Wouldn’t mind trying with some grated orange rind for a Jaffa taste. Will def make again.

  22. I made this and it was delicious. I used normal dark choc melts as that’s what we had and I couldn’t wait to try it. I think I needed to mill the almonds a bit longer and I cooked for 30 minutes and it still probably could have done with 5 more minutes. Will be making again for sure though.

  23. this is so delicious! I used dark chocolate orange Lindt (not dairy free).
    Took ages in the oven (60mins) but I used a 21cm cake tin, so maybe a bit thicker.
    Chocolate ganache was a bit runny, but thickenend the longer is was cooling, may have used too much coconut milk.

    Thanks for the recipe!

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