Perfect All-American Chocolate Torte

The flavor of this chocolate cake is very deep, but not bitter or off in any way. It is called a torte, but contains a high proportion of flour. It makes a single layer, and tastes great all on its own, or will take frosting or ganache very well. I sometimes use just a cream cheese-butter-powdered sugar frosting on this, and it can stand up to a dense, unrefined frosting like that, as well as the silkiest ganache or buttercream.