Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Torta di Nocciole (Hazelnut Cake)

 
Hazelnut Cake
Torta di Nocciole - Italian Hazelnut CakeBy Kyle Phillips

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients:

10 ounces (250 g) toasted hazelnuts
4 ounces (100 g) Mock Graham Crackers (gf)
4 ounces (100 g, 1/2 cup) cf margarine or other solid fat
6 ounces (150 g, 3/4 cup) sugar
3 eggs, separated
6 ounces (150 g) cf baking chocolate, or grated

Preparation:

Whirl the nuts and cookies in a blender until they're a fairly fine
powder. Combine it with the crumbled chocolate.

Cream the egg yolks, sugar and margarine until the mixture is pale yellow.

Preheat your oven to 360 F (180 C).

Whip the whites to firm peaks. Combine the nut and cracker mixture
with the yolk/margarine mixture, then fold in the whites - do not beat
or over mix.

Transfer the batter into a cake pan of size sufficient for it to be
about an inch deep, and bake it for 30 minutes.

Serve warm or cold.
--
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels.  Jewels
are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within. ~ Titus
Maccius Plautus

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