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[quincunx]

I was looking for a way to do flourless chocolate torte yesterday, and I hated all the recipes I found. They either called for like more than one stick of butter and more than one pound of chocolate, or they sounded kind of like ultra-fatty brownies. In the interest of making something different, I wanted something dense but fluffy, almost souffle

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[merlinsquill]

Sounds delicious! I'm out of chocolate right now (*sad face*) but I want to give this a try soon.

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[little_duckie]

buttercream might be heart attack inducing on this cake, but I bet that a rose flavored glaze would be nice. you could also use candied rosebuds or rose petals as a decoration instead of icing roses.

have you ever used lemon oil/ extract in baking? that's what my mom used to use to make me chocolate lemon cakes, my birthday cake preference since I was about 12, and it worked really well. you can add it the same way that you add other extracts. that said, I wouldn't want to do anything to deter you from using candied lemon peal either in or on top of a lemon version of this cake.

I find that I have to smooth/ shake the batter of flourless cakes just before baking for them to be invertible because otherwise the lumps put too much stress on the integrity of the crumb when I flip it upside down.