Chocolate Date Torte
From berry 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Dates, chocolate and Mascarpone.... Heavenly!
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 7 ounces plain chocolate shopping list
- scant 1 cup Medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- FOR THE frosting shopping list
- scant 1 cup creme fraiche shopping list
- scant 1 cup mascarpone shopping list
- few drops of vanilla extract shopping list
- confectioner's sugar to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a round 8 inch spring form cake pan.
- Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until they form stiff peaks. Whisk in 2 tablespoon of the sugar until the meringue is thick and glossy, then fold in the remainder.
- Chop 6 ounces of the chocolate, then carefully into the meringue with the dates, nuts and vanilla extract. Pour into the preheated pan, spread level and bake for about 45 minutes, until risen around the edges.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then, invert on a wire rack. peel off the lining paper and leave until completely cool.
- Swirl the frosting over the top of the torte. melt the remaining chocolate. Use a small paper piping bag to drizzle the chocolate over the torte.
- Chill the torte before serving, then cut into wedges.
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Reviewed by 5 people-
Oh my God...From where did you get this one.So different and unique,saved.
ahmed1
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Oh...wow...Dates and Chocolate.Berry ,you're hitting a lot of my weaknesses here!Great post! Thank you.
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