Name: Torta di Castagne e Cioccolato (Chestnut and Chocolate Torte)
Yield: Serves 8–10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150 g (5 oz) best-quality bitter-sweet chocolate, melted with 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 500 g (18 oz) vacuum-packed chestnuts; 300 ml (10 fl oz) milk; 120 g (4.½ oz) whole blanched almonds; 150 g (5 oz) best-quality bitter chocolate; 120 g (4.½ oz) unsalted butter; 250 g (9 oz) caster sugar; 5 eggs, separated; zest of 1 lemon

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The River Café Cookbook

By Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers

Published 1995

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Torta di Castagne e Cioccolato

Chestnut and Chocolate Torte

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