Meringue Torte with Hazelnuts and Chocolate

Name: Meringue Torte with Hazelnuts and Chocolate
Yield: 8 to 10 portions
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy or whipping cream; 2 cups heavy or whipping cream; ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar; Pinch of salt; 6 egg whites; 9 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate; 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and finely chopped; 1 cup superfine sugar (see Trade Secret); 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation info

8 to 10
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Truly a spectacular dessert. Easily prepared, save this one for autumn and winter entertaining as meringues tend to become sticky in the heat.

Ingredients

1 cup superfine sugar (see Trade Secret)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
6

Pastry
Dessert
Autumn
Winter
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Butter and flour two heavy baking sheets. Butter three 8 inch pastry rings or the sides of three springform pans; set them aside.
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