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One-pot Ginger Chocolate Torte

contributed by lailahr

This cake is unbelievably easy to make. I keep the ingredients on hand at all times, because everyone loves this cake and it comes out so rich, so moist, and so sophisticated with the hints of ginger, that no one can ever believe I made it using one pot, one pan, and a spoon! The hardest part is probably tracking down the ginger preserves, so if you find a source, buy a few jars.
1/4 lb(1 stick) unsalted butter
1 tsp. ground ginger
4 oz. semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
2/3 C. sugar
2/3 C. ginger preserves
3 eggs
3/4 C. flour
½ tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375º.
Grease an 8 or 9 inch round pan, line pan with parchment or foil, grease parchment/foil.
In a large, heavy saucepan (that’s a pot) over low heat, melt the butter with the ground ginger.
Add the chocolate.
Remove pot from heat when the chocolate is half-melted.
Stir until the butter and chocolate have completely melted.
Mix in the sugar.
Mix in the ginger preserves, eggs, flour, vanilla.
Pour and scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for ~25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes.
Remove from pan (invert the pan while holding a plate over it) and peel off paper/foil.
I like to put a paper doily on top and dust confectioner’s sugar or cocoa over the doily, then lift it off, leaving a pretty pattern behind, but this is optional!