Recipe - French Quarter Chocolate Torte

One fourth cup Light molasses
One fourth cup Dark corn syrup
One fourth cup Firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon Instant coffee powder;
dissolved in 1 tablespoon
hot water
2 tablespoon Bourbon whiskey
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 Egg yolks
One half cup Finely ground almonds
1 cup Fresh bread crumbs; finely
ground
1/3 cup Dutch process cocoa
4 Egg whites; at room
temperature
One fourth teaspoon Cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 9" springform pan with parchment paper;
spray lightly with cooking spray. In small saucepan, combine molasses, corn
syrup, brown sugar, diluted coffee, bourbon and vanilla extract. Stir well
and place over medium heat. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until melted and syrupy.
Do not boil. Remove from heat. In small bowl with mixer at medium speed,
beat egg yolks about 2 minutes or until thick and lemoncolored. Slowly
beat molasses syrup into yolks, continue beating until mixture is
consistency of thick cream. In another small bowl, stir together almonds
and bread crumbs. Sift cocoa powder into crumb mixture, stir to mix well.
With rubber spatula, fold cocoa mixture into yolk mixture. Beat egg whites
until frothy. Add salt and cream of tartar. Increase speed and beat until
stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 egg whites into cocoa mixture. Gently fold in
remaining whites. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake on middle rack of
oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a thin skewer comes out fairly clean.
Remove from oven and let cool completely. Remove from pan, peel off paper
and sift confectioner's sugar over top of cake.

Nutrition Facts Amount Per Serving: Calories 232 Calories from Fat 62
Percent Total Calories From: Fat 27%, Protein 11%, Carbohydrate 58% Totals
and Percent Daily Values (2000 calories): Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 1g,
Cholesterol 52mg, Sodium 166mg, Total Carbohydrate 34g, Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 0g, Protein 6g, Vitamin A 79 units, Vitamin C 0 units, Calcium 0
units, Iron 2 units
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 447 by Kara9718
Kara9718@aol.com on Jan 4, 1998