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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A torte is a cake made with lotsa ground nuts instead of or in addition to flour . They are Central European in origin. The word torte is derived from the Italian word torta which was used to describe a round cake . Read more . A element common to most tortes is sweet icing . When the cake is layered, a thick covering of icing is placed between the layers, but there is almost always icing on the tops and sides of the torte. Ingredients:
3 eggs |
250 g dark baking chocolate , melted |
3/4 c hazelnut , grounded |
1/2 c whipped cream |
topping |
8 to 12 hazelnuts, whole |
100 g dark baking chocolate |
1/3 c cream |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven at 150 deg .
2. Grease a 20 cm cake pan .
3. In a double boiler , beat the eggs until light and foamy .
4. remove from heta .
5. Use a wooden spoon tp mix the nuts and chocolate into it .
6. Fold in the cream .
7. Pour in the cake pan and let it stand inside a shallow baking dish filled with hot water halfway .
8. Bake for an hour or so , until set .
9. Cool and chill overnight , wrapped .
10. Next day invert the cake on a 18 cm cake board , remove the baking paper and allow the cake tp return to room temperature .
11. For Topping :
12. Microwave the cream , dark baking chocolate ,until smooth .
13. Dip the nuts abit in chocolate mix and stick to the edge of the cake .
14. Now pour rest of the chocolate mix in the middle of the cake and tilt it abit in circle , making sure the cake is fully covered .
15. Even and smoothen the sides of the cake too .
16. Chill the cake until set and transfer it to the serving plate .
17. Slice it thinly serve along with a scoop of vanilla icecream and some fresh fruit wedges
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