Chocolate Nut Torte

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

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Ingredients

  • 225 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 150 g soft brown sugar
  • 4

Method

Grease and line a 23 cm round tin. Cream the butter and sugar until soft and light, then beat in the egg yolks. Stir in the chocolate and nuts.

Whisk the egg whites until they stand in soft peaks, then gradually whisk in the caster sugar to make a meringue. Fold this into the nut mixture. Turn into the tin and bake at