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Chocolate Almond Torte With Strawberry Sauce Recipe


Chocolate Almond Torte With Strawberry Sauce Recipe
This recipe comes from the Johnson Estate in Dallas, Texas. I purchased this collection in 1988 and have made this torte on more than one occasion. It is fantastic and so chocolatey. Enjoy

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Ingredients
  • 1-1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 4 eggs separated
  • 2-1/4 cups sliced and blanched almonds
  • 7 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • Sauce:
  • 2 cups unsweetened frozen strawberries
  • 1 cup granulated sugar

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 300.
  2. Line bottom of a spring form pan with greased wax paper.
  3. With blender mix sugar and butter until fluffy then add egg yolks.
  4. In food processor process almonds and chocolate until finely ground then stir into sugar mixture.
  5. In separate bowl beat egg whites to stiff peaks then mix 1/3 of whites into batter.
  6. Gently fold in remaining whites then spread batter into pan and smooth top.
  7. Bake 90 minutes then cool 10 minutes before releasing.
  8. To make sauce thaw and puree frozen unsweetened strawberries.
  9. In small saucepan combine sugar and puree then simmer 3 minutes.
  10. Cover and cool then place sauce on plate.
  11. Place torte on top then garnish with fresh strawberries.

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