{"id":1857,"date":"2026-02-15T18:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipe4thecook.com\/\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:41:41","slug":"dark-chocolate-pecan-torte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/dark-chocolate-pecan-torte\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Chocolate Pecan Torte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><b><font face=\"comic sans ms\" size=\"5\">Ingredients<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>4 squares (4 ounces) unsweetened chocolate, broken into pieces<br \/>\n1\/3 C. butter or margarine<br \/>\n1 1\/2 C. sugar<br \/>\n1 1\/2 tsp. vanilla extract<br \/>\n3 large eggs, separated<br \/>\n1\/2 C. unbleached all purpose flour<br \/>\n3 Tbsp. water<br \/>\n3\/4 C. finely chopped pecans<br \/>\n1\/8 tsp. cream of tartar<br \/>\n1\/8 tsp. salt<br \/>\nChocolate glaze<br \/>\n1 C. powdered sugar<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp. vanilla extract<br \/>\n2 Tbsp. butter<br \/>\n2 Tbsp. water<br \/>\n1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate<br \/>\nHot water<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b><font face=\"comic sans ms\" size=\"5\">Cooking Instructions<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a small microwave safe bowl, place the chocolate and butter. Microwave on HIGH  (100 %) power 1 Minute or until smooth when stirred; cool slightly. Line the bottom of a  9-inch springform pan with foil; butter the foil and sides of the pan. Pre-heat the oven to  350 Degrees. In a large mixer bowl, combine the chocolate mixture, sugar, and vanilla  and beat well. Add the egg yolks, beating well after each addition. Blend in the flour and  water, and beat well. Stir in the pecans. Clean the mixer beaters very well and in a small  bowl beat the egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt until stiff peaks form; carefully fold the  egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 45  minutes or until the top appears dry. Cool 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate until firm.  Remove the side of the pan. Invert onto a serving plate and carefully remove the bottom  of the pan and the foil. Pour the Chocolate Glaze over the torte spreading evenly on the  top and sides.  Chocolate Glaze: In a small mixer bowl, combine the powdered sugar and vanilla extract  and set aside. In a small microwave safe bowl, place the butter, water, and chocolate.  Microwave on high (100 %) power 1 minute or until smooth when stirred. Add to the  sugar mixture, beating until smooth. Add hot water, 1\/2 tsp. at a time, if needed  until the desired consistency is reached.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cake<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/blog\/2026\/02\/15\/dark-chocolate-pecan-torte\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cake"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/cake\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}