Italian Chocolate-Chestnut Torte

Name: Italian Chocolate-Chestnut Torte
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 59 milliliters chestnut flour or all-purpose flour; 2 larges eggs, separated; 6 Tbsps granulated sugar; 10 servings Coffee ice cream; 177 milliliters mascarpone cheese; 118 milliliters whole-milk or part-skim ricotta cheese; 10 servings Powdered sugar; 57 grams bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 79 milliliters chopped chestnuts in syrup, drained, or marrons glacés (see notes)

The recipe Italian Chocolate-Chestnut Torte is ready in roughly 45 minutes and is definitely Head to the store and pick up chestnut flour, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a large microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate in a microwave oven on full power (100%) until soft, about 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.

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Chocolate

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Microwave

Bowl

Oven

To chocolate, add mascarpone, ricotta, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, egg yolks, rum, flour, and chopped chestnuts; stir until well blended.

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Granulated Sugar

Mascarpone

Chestnuts

Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Ricotta Cheese

All Purpose Flour

Rum

In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and continue to beat whites until they hold stiff peaks. Gently fold whites into cheese mixture; scrape into cookie crust and spread level.

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Cookie Pie Crust

Egg Whites

Cheese

Spread

Sugar

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Blender

Bowl

Bake in a 350 oven until filling is firm when pan is gently shaken and springs back when lightly touched in the center, about 30 minutes (20 minutes in a convection oven).

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Oven

Frying Pan

Cool on a rack about 20 minutes. Run a knife between cake and pan rim; remove rim.

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Knife

Frying Pan

Let torte cool to room temperature, about 45 minutes; proceed, or chill airtight up to 1 day.

Sift powdered sugar over torte. If desired, decorate top with whole chestnuts spaced evenly around rim.

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Powdered Sugar

Chestnuts

Cut into wedges and serve with ice cream.

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Ice Cream

Cookie crust. In a food processor or blender, whirl about 45 vanilla wafer cookies (6 oz. total) until finely ground.

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Vanilla Wafer Cookies

Cookie Pie Crust

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Food Processor

Blender

Pour crumbs into a 9-inch cake pan with removable rim.

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Cake Form

Add 3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine, 1 tablespoon each honey and rum, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; mix well and press evenly over bottom and 1 inch up sides of pan.

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Ground Cinnamon

Butter

Vanilla

Honey

Rum

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Frying Pan

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Servings:

59milliliters

chestnut flour or all-purpose flour 2larges

eggs, separated 6Tbsps

granulated sugar 10servings

Coffee ice cream 177milliliters

mascarpone cheese 118milliliters

whole-milk or part-skim ricotta cheese 10servings

Powdered sugar 57grams

bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped 79milliliters

chopped chestnuts in syrup, drained, or marrons glacés (see notes)

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian on the menu? Try pairing with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 62 dollars per bottle.