Recipe

Truffle Torte Recipe

	Sbtechg / All my dishes 5 months, 1 week ago Excellent company dessert or chocolate loversdessert Prep:35m Cook:25m Servings:12	Sbtechg
	intermediate chocolate dessert cake rich

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Ingredients

1 package (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup stick margarine or butter*

1/2 up all-purpose flour**

4 eggs seperated

1/2 cup sugar

1 package (2 1/2 ounces) hazelnuts, finely choped and toasted (2/3 cup)

Chocolate Truffle Filling (other recipe)

Whole or chopped hazelnuts, if desired

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325. Grease bottoms and sides of 2 round pans, 9 X 1 1/2 inches, with shortening. Line Bottoms of pans with waxed paper or cooking parchment paper.

2. Melt cocolate chips and margarine in heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly; cool 5 minutes. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in egg yolks until well blended.

3. Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form. Fold chocolate mixture into egg whites. Fold in toasted hazelnuts. Spread in pans.

4. Bake about 25 minutes or until tops of cakes appear dry and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Run knife along side of each cake to loosen; remove from pan to wire rack. Remove waxed paper. Cool completely.

5. Prepare Chocolate Truffle Filling. Spread 2/3 cup of the filling on bottom layer. Top with other layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining filling. Drizzle with any remaining filling and garnish with hazelnuts.

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