Chocolate Walnut Torte

Name: Chocolate Walnut Torte
Prep time: 1 h 13 min
Cook time: 1 h 13 min
Total time: 1 h 13 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons cold brewed coffee; 118 milliliters egg whites (from about 4 eggs); 3 egg yolks; 5 eggs; 118 milliliters matzo cake meal, plus extra, for flouring the pan; 227 grams semisweet chocolate; 118 milliliters sugar; 3 Tbsps sugar; 227 grams (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 227 grams (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus extra for pan; 28 grams unsweetened chocolate, melted; 552 milliliters ounces (about finely ground walnuts

Chocolate Walnut Torte might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe makes 12 servings with 505 calories, 6g of protein, and 42g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up matzo cake meal, butter, egg yolks, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 13 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Butter a 10-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with waxed or parchment paper. Flour the sides of the pan with matzo cake meal.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Matzo

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Baking Paper

Cake Form

In the top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water, melt the butter and chocolate together, stirring frequently. Set aside to cool slightly.

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Chocolate

Butter

Water

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Double Boiler

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), whip the eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until very light and fluffy. Fold in the hot chocolate mixture. In a small bowl, mix the matzo meal and ground walnuts. Fold into the chocolate-egg mixture.

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Hot Chocolate

Matzo Meal

Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Walnuts

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Blender

Whisk

Bowl

Pour into the prepared pan and bake until firm and dry on the top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean (a few crumbs are OK), about 35 to 40 minutes.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Frying Pan

Let cool 20 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack and let cool to room temperature.

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Frying Pan

Transfer to a serving plate and refrigerate 1 hour.

Meanwhile, make the frosting: In the top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water, whisk the egg whites and sugar together until the mixture is very hot and the sugar has dissolved somewhat.

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Egg Whites