Chocolate-Almond Torte
Chocolate-Almond Torte might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 580 calories, 9g of protein, and 40g of fat. For $1.59 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodnetwork has 14 fans. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes. A mixture of eggs, dark rum, confectioners' sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. Overall, this recipe earns a not so excellent spoonacular score of 36%. Similar recipes include Chocolate-Almond Torte, Chocolate Almond Torte, and Almond Chocolate Torte.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 40 minutes
Cooking duration: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/4 cups blanched, sliced almonds
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced, plus more for greasing
Confectioners' sugar, for garnish
1 tablespoon dark rum
3 large eggs, separated, plus 3 egg yolks
3/4 cup granulated sugar
Grated zest of 1 orange
1/2 teaspoon salt
Equipment:
food processor
baking sheet
oven
springform pan
sauce pan
bowl
stand mixer
blender
toothpicks
knife
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Toast the almonds on a baking sheet until lightly golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Cool slightly, then pulse in a food processor until finely ground, but not pasty. Melt 12 tablespoons butter and the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water). Stir until the chocolate is smooth, then remove from the heat and cool slightly. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan with butter and coat with the breadcrumbs, tapping out the excess. Set aside 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Combine the 6 egg yolks and the remaining sugar in a stand mixer and beat with the paddle attachment on medium-high until thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Add the orange zest, rum and salt, then beat in the melted chocolate until smooth. Mix in the ground almonds until just combined. In a clean bowl, beat the 3 egg whites with a mixer until foamy. Gradually beat in the reserved 2 tablespoons granulated sugar on high speed until almost stiff. Stir one-third of the whites into the chocolate batter, then gently fold in the rest. Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake until the top is firm and cracked (a toothpick inserted into the cake will be fudgy), 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a rack 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pan and remove the ring. Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with confectioners' sugar and whipped cream, if desired. Photograph by Con Poulos
Step by step:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Toast the almonds on a baking sheet until lightly golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Cool slightly, then pulse in a food processor until finely ground, but not pasty.
2. Melt 12 tablespoons butter and the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water). Stir until the chocolate is smooth, then remove from the heat and cool slightly. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan with butter and coat with the breadcrumbs, tapping out the excess.
3. Set aside 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.
4. Combine the 6 egg yolks and the remaining sugar in a stand mixer and beat with the paddle attachment on medium-high until thick and pale, about 3 minutes.
5. Add the orange zest, rum and salt, then beat in the melted chocolate until smooth.
6. Mix in the ground almonds until just combined.
7. In a clean bowl, beat the 3 egg whites with a mixer until foamy. Gradually beat in the reserved 2 tablespoons granulated sugar on high speed until almost stiff. Stir one-third of the whites into the chocolate batter, then gently fold in the rest.
8. Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake until the top is firm and cracked (a toothpick inserted into the cake will be fudgy), 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a rack 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pan and remove the ring.
9. Serve warm or at room temperature.
10. Garnish with confectioners' sugar and whipped cream, if desired.
11. Photograph by Con Poulos
Nutrition Information:
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