Recipe - Irish Coffee Torte

2 cup Unsalted butter
1 cup Sugar
Three fourths cup Strong hot coffee
One fourth cup Irish cream liquor
16 ounce Semisweet dark chocolate
6 Eggs; room temp
6 Egg yolks; room temp

1. Position rack in centre of oven and preheat to 325F. Generously butter
8" springform pan and line bottom with parchment or waxed paper. Butter
and flour the paper.

2. Melt butter with sugar, coffee and liquor in heavy 3quart saucepan
over medlow heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add chocolate and stir
until smooth. Remove from heat.

3. With electric mixer, whisk eggs and yolks in a large bowl until triple
in volume and form ribbons when lifted. Whisk into chocolate mixture. Pour
batter into prepared pan. Place pan on heavy baking sheet. Bake until
edges puff and crack slightly, but centre is not completely set (about 1
hr). Do not overbake (cake will set as it cools). Transfer to rack and
cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

4. Run small sharp knife around cake pan sides to loosen. Carefully
release sides. Place on platter and serve in small portions.

Recommended: Bailey's Irish Cream and a cup of coffee Tia Maria and a cup
of coffee

Contributor: Food&Drink (LCBO) Recipe by: Lucy Waverman

Posted to recipeludigest by Cathleen catht@interlog.com on Feb 04, 1998