Savor this rich chocolate torte. It’s a dessert classic—2 layers filled with rich chocolate goodness!
Chocolate Truffle Torte
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 3 hr 0 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 bag (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 package (2 1/2 oz) hazelnuts (filberts), finely chopped, toasted (2/3 cup)
Filling and Garnish
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup whipping cream or hazelnut-flavored nondairy liquid creamer
- Whole or chopped hazelnuts, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottoms and sides of two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms of pans with waxed paper or cooking parchment paper. In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in egg yolks until well blended.
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Step2In large bowl, beat egg whites 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.
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Step3Bake about 25 minutes or until tops of cakes appear dry and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Run knife around side of each cake to loosen; remove from pan to cooling rack. Remove waxed paper. Cool completely.
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Step4In 2-quart saucepan, heat 2 cups chocolate chips and 1/4 cup butter over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted; remove from heat. Stir in whipping cream. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes, stirring frequently, just until thick enough to mound and hold its shape when dropped from a spoon. (If filling becomes too thick, microwave on High 10 to 15 seconds to soften.)
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Step5Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with 2/3 cup filling. Top with remaining cake layer. Reserve 2 tablespoons filling. Frost side and top of cake with remaining filling. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons reserved filling. (If filling is too thick to drizzle, microwave on High 5 to 10 seconds to soften.) Garnish with hazelnuts.
Nutrition
465
Calories
33 g
Total Fat
6 g
Protein
41 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 465
- Calories from Fat
- 295
- Total Fat
- 33 g
- Saturated Fat
- 13 g
- Cholesterol
- 80 mg
- Sodium
- 160 mg
- Potassium
- 220 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 41 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 g
- Protein
- 6 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 16%
- 16%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
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