Chocolate Hazelnut Torte

Name: Chocolate Hazelnut Torte
Yield: Serves 10–12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ cup (1 ounce) flour; ½ cup (2 ounces) ground toasted hazelnuts; Bittersweet Chocolate Glaze or Chocolate Honey Glaze; ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar; 12 plain or caramelized hazelnuts (optional), for decoration, or 1 ounce each, milk and white chocolate, for piped decoration (optional); Bittersweet Chocolate Glaze or Chocolate Honey Glaze; 12 plain or caramelized hazelnuts (optional), for decoration, or 1 ounce each, milk and white chocolate, for piped decoration (optional); 12 plain or caramelized hazelnuts (optional), for decoration, or 1 ounce each, milk and white chocolate, for piped decoration (optional); 12 plain or caramelized hazelnuts (optional), for decoration, or 1 ounce each, milk and white chocolate, for piped decoration (optional); 6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces; 4 large eggs, separated; ¾ cup sugar; 6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces; 6 ounces sweet butter, cut into pieces

Preparation info

Serves
10–12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

About

Torte taster best if baked at least one day ahead.

Ingredients

6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces
6 ounces sweet butter, cut into pieces

Americas
United States
Dessert
Microwave
Chocolate
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 375°. Line bottom of an 8 × 3-inch round cake pan or springform pan with a circle of parchment or waxed paper.
Melt chocolate and butter in a