Hazelnut and Chocolate Torte

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 286.0
  • Total Fat: 21.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 26.7 mg
  • Sodium: 35.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
  • Protein: 5.9 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Hazelnut and Chocolate Torte calories by ingredient


Introduction

So yummy! So yummy!
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    250g roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
    250g dark chocolate bits
    1 tablespoon cocoa powder (unsweetened), sifted
    8 egg whites, at room temperature
    3/4 cup castor sugar
    1/4 cup plain flour
    300 ml double cream

Tips

Combine 250g strawberries (hulled and sliced) and juice of 1 orange in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate till ready to serve. Spread cream over torte and top with strawberry mixture to serve.


Directions

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 26cm springform pan. Combine hazelnuts. choc bits and cocoa in a bowl. Using electric mixer, beat eggwhites until soft peaks form. Add sugar, a tablespoon at a time, beating well after each additions. Continue beating till thick and glossy. Using large metal spoon, gently fold in hazelnuts and flour. Spoon mixture into prepared pan, smooth top with back of spoon. Bake 35 - 40 minutes or till skewer inserted in middle comes out clean. Stand in pan for 15 minutes before turning onto wire rack. Serve with double cream.

Serving Size: Makes 16 slices

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user URBANLOTUS.