Chocolate Cherry Almond Torte

Name: Chocolate Cherry Almond Torte
Yield: Makes about 8 servings
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: 2 ounces semisweet dark chocolate, melted; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; Additional ground almonds, confectioners’ sugar, and a few stemmed cherries to garnish; 1⅓ cups confectioners’ sugar; Pinch of salt; ⅓ cup dry sherry; ½ cup ground blanched almonds; Additional ground almonds, confectioners’ sugar, and a few stemmed cherries to garnish; Additional ground almonds, confectioners’ sugar, and a few stemmed cherries to garnish; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1½ teaspoons baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup pitted sour cherries, well-drained and finely chopped; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; 2 extra-large eggs, beaten

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Preparation info

Makes about
8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ukrainian Cookbook

By Annette Ogrodnik Corona

Published 2020

About

This is another way of preparing a temptingly decadent torte. It is common practice to frost some creations.

Ingredients

1 cup pitted sour cherries, well-drained and finely chopped
1 cup buttermilk
1

Europe
Ukraine
Dessert
Eastern Europe
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan.

Put the cherries in a large mixing bowl. Add the buttermilk, 1 cup of granulated sugar, the eggs, and vanilla extract and mix