Hungarian Rich Chocolate Hazelnut Torte

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 1/2 ounces butter
• 7 ounces dark chocolate, 70 percent solids, chopped
• 6 large eggs, separated
• 5 1/2 ounces soft brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 3 1/2 ounces ground hazelnuts
• 5 fluid ounces heavy cream
• 7 ounces dark chocolate, 70 percent solids, chopped
• 5 1/2 ounces caster sugar
• 7 ounces hazelnuts, shelled, peeled and roasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 have ready n 8 inch round baking time, buttered and lined with kitchen paper.
• 3 melt the butter very slowly over a low heat.
• 4 remove from the heat and add the chopped chocolate, stirring all the time so that it melts in the hot butter. cool.
• 5 whisk the egg whites to soft peaks, then keep aside until needed.
• 6 whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until thick and pale.
• 7 add the chocolate mixture and mix well.
• 8 sprinkle in the flour and ground hazelnuts, and mix together carefully.
• 9 add the egg whites and fold them in carefully to retain as much air as possible.
• 10 pour into the prepared tin and bake for 25 minutes. the cake should be set, but slightly wobbly in the center. cool in the tin.
• 11 to prepare the chocolate ganache, heat the cream almost to boiling point.
• 12 immediately remove from the heat, and add the chopped chocolate. stir until amalgamated.
• 13 cool and they pour over the cake to glaze. allow to set.
• 14 to make the hazelnut topping, place the sugar and 3.5 ounces water in a saucepan and cook until lightly caramelized.
• 15 remove from the heat and add the whole roasted hazelnuts.
• 16 stir briefly to coat.
• 17 using tong, and working quickly, remove the sticky nuts in clusters, an place on lightly oiled baking paper to cool.
• 18 top the cake with hazelnut clusters and serve.