Chocolate Torte

Ingrients & Directions 8 Egg whites 300 Gr caster sugar 300 Gr ground almonds or walnuts FILLING 8 Egg yolks 8 tb Spoons sugar 3 tb Flour 100 Mls milk 100 Gr cocoa 200 Gr butter Beat egg whites, add sugar slowly until hard and add almonds or walnuts. Bake in moderate oven in lamington […]

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Chocolate Raspberry Brownie Torte

Ingrients & Directions 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate; -chopped 1/2 c Butter; cut into pieces 2/3 c All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Double-acting baking powder 2 lg Eggs 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Seedless raspberry jam 2 ts Eau-de-vie de framboise; -(raspberry brandy 1 oz Semisweet chocolate; chopped Confectioners’ sugar for -sifting on […]

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Chocolate Raspberry Almond Torte

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Almonds; blanched toasted 1 c Raspberries 2 oz Chocolate; unsweetened -GLAZE- 2 tb Butter; unsalted 1/3 c Raspberry Jam 2 lg Eggs 1 tb Sugar 1 c Sugar GANACHE 1 tb Framboise (Or Other -Raspberry 1/4 c Heavy Cream 3/4 c Flour 6 oz Bittersweet Chocolate; -Chopped 1 ts Baking […]

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Chocolate Raspberry Almond Torte

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Blanched almonds, toasted li -htly 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate 2 tb Unsalted butter 2 lg Eggs 1 c Sugar 1 tb Framboise (or other raspberr – brandy) 3/4 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Raspberries Glaze: 1/3 c Raspberry jam 1 tb Sugar Ganache: 1/4 […]

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Chocolate Rain Forest Praline Torte Pt 2

Ingrients & Directions See part 1 1. In a small, heavy saucepan, combine the sugar and 1/4 cup of water. Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the sugar is dissolved. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring the sugar syrup to a boil without stirring; cook the syrup […]

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Chocolate Rain Forest Praline Torte Pt 1

Ingrients & Directions —–Rain Forest -Praline—– 2/3 c Granulated Sugar 1/4 c Water 1/4 c Cashew Nuts; unsalted, -toasted 1/4 c Brazil Nuts; blanched, -toasted —–Rain Forest-Cocoa -Meringue Round—– 1/4 c Cashew Nuts; unsalted, -toasted 1/4 c Brazil Nuts; blanched, -toasted 6 tb Granulated Sugar; divided 1 tb All-Purpose Flour 1 tb Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; […]

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Chocolate Pecan Torte

Ingrients & Directions -TORTE- 8 oz Bittersweet chocolate; -broken into chunks 12 tb Unsalted butter 4 Eggs 1/2 c Sugar 2 ts Vanilla extract 1 1/4 c Ground pecans 2 ts Cinnamon -GLAZE- 4 oz Bittersweet chocolate; -broken into chunks 4 tb Unsalted butter 2 tb Honey 1 pn Cinnamon 36 Whole pecans For the […]

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte #1

Ingrients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Graham cracker crumbs 1/4 c Brown sugar; firmly packed 1/4 c Unsalted butter; melted FILLING 2 c Creamy peanut butter 2 c Sugar 2 pk (8-oz) cream cheese 2 tb Butter; melted 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 1/2 c Heavy cream; whipped TOPPING 3/4 c Semi-sweet chocolate pieces 3 […]

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Chocolate Orange Torte W/raspberry Coulis

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Unsalted butter or margarine 12 oz Semisweet chocolate, -coarsely chopped 3/4 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c Orange juice 2 tb Orange liqueur (optional) 1 ts Vanilla 6 Eggs Unsweetened cocoa powder Raspberries and mint leaves RASPBERRY COULIS: 1 pk Frozen unsweetened (425 g) -raspberries, thawed 1 tb Granulated sugar […]

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Chocolate Orange Torte

Ingrients & Directions 4 oz Semisweet chocolate 1/2 c Unsalted butter; softened 2/3 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1 c Ground almonds 1/4 c Bread crumbs 1 Orange; zest of Almonds; for garnish CHOCOLATE GLAZE 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate 2 oz Semisweet chocolate 1/4 c Unsalted butter 2 ts Honey From: “Janet R. Starosta” jrs@poe.acc.virginia.edu Date: […]

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