Chocaholic Torte

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• powdered sugar
• raspberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 butter and flour a 10" springform pan (i used baking spray).
• 3 melt butter and chocolate chips in double boiler until mixed and smooth.
• 4 beat eggs and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• 5 combine cocoa powder, cinnamon, flour and espresso powder; add dry ingredients to egg mixture on lowest mixer speed.
• 6 slowly add melted chocolate mixture to other ingredients, still at lowest mixture speed (take care not to curdle eggs).
• 7 pour batter into springform pan and bake for 25-45 minutes; check cake with toothpick every five minutes after 25 minutes.
• 8 cool in pan on rack.
• 9 when ready to serve, dust the top with sifted powdered sugar and sprinkle with fresh raspberries.