Chocolate Hazelnut Torte

Name: Chocolate Hazelnut Torte
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 170 grams dark chocolate (65-70%), chopped; 4 larges eggs, at room temperature; 59 milliliters flour; 237 milliliters ounces of whole hazelnuts (1 heaping cup); 8 servings Powdered sugar for garnish; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate Hazelnut Torte a try. One serving contains 451 calories, 7g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, sugar, chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Set the oven rack to the middle of your oven, and preheat to 400°F. Grease an 8-inch round cheesecake pan with butter and set aside. (An 8-inch springform pan will work just fine as well.)

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Butter

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Springform Pan

Oven

Melt the chocolate over a double boiler. Start by setting a small pot of water to boil on the stove. Once the water is boiling, reduce the heat to low and set a heatproof bowl into the pot so that it rests on top and does not fall in.

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Chocolate

Water

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Double Boiler

Stove

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Pot

Add the chocolate to the bowl and stir constantly until completely melted.

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Chocolate

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Bowl

Remove the chocolate from the heat and allow to cool completely.

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Chocolate

Spread the nuts evenly on a rimmed baking sheet. When the oven is at temperature slide the baking sheet into the oven. Roast nuts until they are golden brown, about 6 minutes.

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Spread

Nuts

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Remove nuts from oven and allow to cool completely. Lower oven temperature to 350°F.

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Nuts

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Oven

Using a dry, rough washcloth, rub the nuts together to remove most of the skins.

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Nuts

Dry Seasoning Rub

Transfer the nuts to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until they form a semi-fine powder, about the texture of coarse sand, 10 to 12 short pulses. Do not over chop, or you'll end up with an oily, separated mess. Set aside ground nuts.

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Nuts

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Food Processor

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In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add eggs and vanilla, beating until mixed.

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Vanilla

Egg

Add flour, salt, and cinnamon, beating for another 30 seconds.

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Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Pour in the ground hazelnuts and scoop in chocolate, beating until well mixed, about 1 minute.

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Hazelnut Meal

Chocolate

Pour the batter into the greased pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out with just a few streaks of matte-looking chocolate, about 30 minutes. The middle may still look a little underdone, which is fine as long as the toothpick isn't covered with what looks like wet chocolate batter. Once done, remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool in the pan on a cooling rack.

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Chocolate

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Wire Rack