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    Gluten-free and FABULOUS

    Jan 23, 2020 4 minutes
    COMPILED BY KEIRON GEORGE.

    CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE TORTE

    This beautifully decadent chocolate torte will make a serious impression.

    SERVES 16

    ✣ 500g (1lb 1oz) gluten-free dark chocolate, broken into squares
    ✣ 250g (9oz) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
    ✣ 4tbsp rum, brandy or Kahlúa
    ✣ 8 large eggs
    ✣ 100g (3½oz) golden caster sugar
    ✣ Half-fat crème fraiche or Greek yogurt, to serve

    For the ganache:

    ✣ 250g (9oz) gluten-free dark chocolate, broken into squares

    For the decoration:

    ✣ Chocolate curls
    ✣ Crystallised violets

    You will need:

    ✣ 20cm (8in) spring-form cake tin, lined with baking parchment

    1 Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas 7. Melt the dark chocolate, butter and rum in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water.

    2 Meanwhile, put the eggs and sugar

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