Chocolate Torte with Calvados-Poached Figs

Name: Chocolate Torte with Calvados-Poached Figs
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 158 milliliters Calvados (apple brandy); 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 6 larges eggs, separated; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 355 milliliters blanched hazelnuts; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 227 grams cups dried black Mission figs or pitted prunes (about , halved if large; 237 milliliters superfine sugar, divided, plus more for pan; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; 2 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Torte with Calvados-Poached Figs might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 692 calories, 9g of protein, and 41g of fat. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. If you have cocoa powder, calvados, granulated sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.

Instructions

Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 375°F. Butter a 9"-diameter springform pan or cake pan and line with a round of parchment. Butter parchment and sprinkle pan with superfine sugar.

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Superfine Sugar

Butter

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Springform Pan

Oven

Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (bowl should not touch water), stirring, until smooth; let cool slightly.

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Chocolate

Water

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Sauce Pan

Bowl

Pulse hazelnuts, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and 1/2 cup superfine sugar in a food processor until finely ground; sift through a medium-mesh sieve. Pulse any larger pieces again in food processor, if needed.

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Superfine Sugar

Cocoa Powder

Hazelnuts

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Sieve

Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat 1 cup butter and remaining 3/4 cup superfine sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.

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Superfine Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating to blend between additions. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; mix in melted chocolate. Gradually add dry ingredients, mixing just until combined.

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Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Using clean beaters and with mixer on medium-high speed, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

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Blender

Bowl

Using a rubber spatula, fold 1/3 of whites into chocolate batter to loosen, then fold remaining whites into batter just until combined. Scrape batter into prepared pan.

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Chocolate

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Spatula