Chocolate and Hazelnut Torte
This is a recipe that I have adapted from one of my favourites from delicious magazine. After the first time that I made it I switched the chocolate ganache for whipped cream on top, which I felt balanced the dark chocolate of the cake better still. I also crush amaretti biscuits and scattered them over the top also. Then recently I had the idea of making it with hazelnuts and Frangelico instead of almonds and Amaretto. It worked very well, but it could easily be adapted for whatever alcohol you prefer. I think Marsala would be especially delicious and would be a nod to Tiramisu, especially if you folded some mascarpone through the cream and dusted the whole thing with cocoa powder. Ingredients: 200g Of Butter 200g of Dark Chocolate 150g of Ground Hazelnuts 6 Medium Eggs 180g of Caster Sugar 50ml of Frangelico liqueur To finish: 300g Double Cream 30g of Icing Sugar 30ml of Frangelico 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla 40g of Roughly Chopped Hazelnuts (any kind of other decoration you fancy, perhaps …