Tuesdays with Dorie: Cherry-Fudge Brownie Torte
October 27, 2009 at 1:00 am | Posted in cakes & tortes, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 23 Comments
Let me begin this post with a PSA: Texting while baking can lead to accidents in the kitchen. For instance, if, while you are baking Dorie’s Cherry-Fudge Brownie Torte for TWD, you are also texting one friend about meeting for lunch and another friend about meeting for drinks, it may not register that the recipe calls for cherry preserves and extra chopped chocolate to be stirred into the brownie base . Trust me, I know! Lucky for me it happened with a forgiving cake.
This is definitely a dense and super-rich dessert. The base is essentially a double-height brownie. It was a little too full-on for me, actually. But the mascarpone mousse topping…that is was really nice and light as a feather. While I probably won’t be making this complete dessert again, I think the mousse would make a fantastic cake filling and I’ll keep it in mind.
For the recipe, see Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan, or read Short + Rose, as it was April’s choice this week. Don’t forget to check out the TWD Blogroll!
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I don’t know which word in the title appeals to me more…cherry? fudge? brownie? or torte……..a combination that is a winner for sure!!!
Comment by nina— October 27, 2009 #
Mmm…that certainly looks delicious! It would go over well for breakfast around here.
Comment by kellypea— October 27, 2009 #
Delicate and solid at the same time. I wish I could sink my fork into the computer screen right now!
Comment by Sarah, Maison Cupcake— October 27, 2009 #
I’m glad it came out well ! I liked it too !!
Comment by natalia— October 27, 2009 #
The cake looks gorgeous. It reminds me of a black forest cake. I have been contemplating on getting the book – this recipe seals the deal for me!
Comment by trissalicious— October 27, 2009 #
Steph, I couldn’t agree more about the richness of this dessert. Loved the mousse too. And I also added all the chocolate instead of stirring in the last chopped portion. Anyway, yours is beautiful. The mousse as a filling is a great idea.
Comment by Romaine at Salad-in-a-Jar— October 27, 2009 #
That looks amazing! I really want to join Tuesdays with Dorie, but I’m afraid all I’ll do is eat. I have no self control.
Comment by Unplanned Cooking— October 27, 2009 #
Thanks for baking with me this week! It looks great. Multi-tasking in the kitchen can be dangerous I found out on more than one occassion.
Comment by April— October 27, 2009 #
This looks fantastic. I love the swirls on the plate and the frosting is divine! Im sorry I had to miss this one..way to many goodies in my house. I did post a good old recipe of a coffee cake!
Comment by Michelle— October 27, 2009 #
Yum! That mousse certainly does look good!
Comment by Allison— October 27, 2009 #
That mousse was to die for. So yummy. I won’t be making this one again either but I will be making that mousse. It looks wonderful.
Comment by Kim— October 27, 2009 #
What a cute little cake! I made a quarter recipe in a mini springform, so it turned out quite a bit like yours (minus the mousse). And I don’t think I’d miss the chocolate chunks or cherry preserves – the chocolate interrupted the brownie quite a bit, and I couldn’t taste the preserves.
Comment by Caitlin— October 27, 2009 #
Oh my, that is a gorgeous photo. I adore those little cherry swirls on the plate. Great work!
Comment by Amy— October 27, 2009 #
I thought this was full on the first bite, but it made me want to keep coming back for a little bit more. yours looks delicious
Comment by Tammy— October 27, 2009 #
Your torte looks unbeleiveable!! Even with forgetting to out a few ingredients in, I bet it was still great!!!
Comment by Lauryn— October 27, 2009 #
Looks wonderful! This was one of my faves!
Comment by Jodie— October 27, 2009 #
I actually made the full size cake on this one and had to throw it out when it started to become breakfast. Very addicting. Yours looks awesome!
Comment by Beryl— October 27, 2009 #
Yes, sometimes twittering while baking is bad too.
Your torte looks wonderful and delicious!
Comment by Wendy— October 27, 2009 #
Those omissions really wouldn’t have mattered – the brownie part was lovely with no extras. Yours looks great – I bags the wedge in the photo 😉
Comment by Cakelaw— October 27, 2009 #
Love your little slice of the torte – so cute! I had to sit out this week but I am definitely intrigued by the mascarpone mousse so I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Comment by Tracey— October 28, 2009 #
Very well done Steph! I was very surprised by that cake… didn’t expect much and it turned out to be very nice and tasty! But in the end really… it didn’t taste much of cherries, so you didn’t miss much.
Comment by vibi— October 29, 2009 #
First of all, I love your new header! And secondly, the torte looks gorgeous! Sorry you weren’t a fan, but at least you liked the mousse!
Comment by Teanna— October 30, 2009 #
Your brownie torte looks just beautiful! I love the swirls of cherry on the plate! Using the mousse as a cake filling is an excellent idea too! =)
Comment by uclala— October 31, 2009 #