Indulgent Chocolate & Almond Torte Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 90g unsalted butter, plus a little extra for greasing
- 90g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped
- 60g ground almonds
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 80g caster sugar
To Serve
- Vanilla ice cream
- Fresh custard
- Flaked almonds
You Will Also Need
- 4 x 100mm baking rings
Method
- Grease the baking rings with butter and coat with sugar and place on a baking sheet. Heat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 4.
- Put the butter and chocolate into a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water (don’t let the water touch the bowl) and melt gently. Stir in the ground almonds, cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk the eggs and sugar for about 5 minutes, or until light and creamy, using an electric whisk. Stir in the chocolate mixture until combined.
- Divide the mixture between the tart rings. Bake for 7 minutes until the outside is cooked but the centre is barely set. Allow to cool completely in the rings before turning out.
- Best served warm with a spoonful of custard, some vanilla ice-cream and topped with flaked almonds and a sprinkling of icing sugar. Enjoy!