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Chestnut And Chocolate Torte ( Torta Di Castagne E Cioccolato ) Recipe
by Global Cookbook

Chestnut And Chocolate Torte ( Torta Di Castagne E Cioccolato )
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  Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 500 gm vacuum packed chestnuts
  • 300 ml lowfat milk
  • 120 gm whole blanched almonds
  • 150 gm best quality bitter chocolate
  • 150 gm unsalted butter
  • 250 gm caster sugar
  • 5 x Large eggs separated
  • 1 x zest of 1 lemon
  • 150 gm best quality bitter sweet chocolate melted with 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 150 C/300 F/Gas 2.Butter a 25cm round spring release cake tin and line the bottom with greaseproof paper.
  2. Simmer the chestnuts in the lowfat milk to soften about 10 min.
  3. Drain and throw away the lowfat milk.
  4. Chop the almonds chocolate and chestnuts together coarsely in a food processor.
  5. Cream together the butter and sugar in an electric mixer till pale and light.
  6. Add in the egg yolks one by one then the chocolate and nut mix and the lemon zest.
  7. Beat the egg whites in an electric mixer till they form soft peaks.
  8. Fold about a quarter into the stiff chocolate mix to loosen it a little then very carefully mix in the remainder.
  9. Spoon into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for 45 min till the cake has set.
  10. When cool remove from the tin sit on a rack and cover with the icing.
  11. Serves 8