Chocolate-Almond Torte

Name: Chocolate-Almond Torte
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 296 milliliters blanched, sliced almonds; 2 Tbsps breadcrumbs; 12 Tbsps unsalted butter, diced, plus more for greasing; 8 servings Confectioners sugar, for garnish; 1 Tbsp dark rum; 3 larges eggs, separated, plus 3 egg yolks; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 Grated zest of orange; 1 teaspoons salt

Chocolate-Almond Torte might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 9g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 573 calories. This recipe serves 8. If you have salt, blanched, breadcrumbs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

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.

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Almonds

Toast

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Food Processor

Baking Sheet

Oven

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.

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Breadcrumbs

Chocolate

Butter

Water

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Springform Pan

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Set aside 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.

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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.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Add the orange zest, rum and salt, then beat in the melted chocolate until smooth.

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Orange Zest

Chocolate

Salt

Rum

Mix in the ground almonds until just combined.

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Almond Meal

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.

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Granulated Sugar

Egg Whites

Chocolate

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Blender

Bowl

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.

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Spread