I know it’s already Thursday.  And the T in TWD is for Tuesdays…not Thursdays.  But I was really lazy!  I did make this Torte on Monday.  Honestly, I did!  I was just too lazy to post it.

Anyway, for the past Tuesday, April of Short + Rose picked Cherry-Fudge Brownie Torte from page 284-285.  They were DELICIOUS!!

I was super excited about trying out a flambe!!  Before this recipe, I had never heard of Kirsch.  It was a tiny bit of a challenge to find this Kirsch in Hawaii…I had to go to a specialty store within the local grocery (Foodland).

So pretty!

I’m guessing a lot of people actually skipped the flambe…do that many people actually keep a torch at home?  I was actually lucky because we use fire all the time in dentistry.  I had a torch back from my dental school days.

Getting ready for the Flambe...

Honestly, I was a bit worried…because the flame doesn’t shoot out that far…was I going to burn my eyebrows?  my hair?  But I was still willing to give it a try. And it worked just fine!!  No poof! and big flame like they do in the restaurant…but the cherries were on fire!

success!!

After the Flambe, everything was pretty much just simple baking.  However, this recipe definitely did end up with a lot of bowls and dishes to be washed.

Those Flambe'd cherries are in there!

But was it all worth it?  Goodness…YES!  It was one of the best things I’ve ever baked.  It was just the right amount of fudginess and the cherries in there were amazing.  Oh and the mousse topping?  Everyone that tried just went ga-ga over it!  This was a fun, delicious dessert, worth all the dishes in the world!

my slice!