Name: Baked Nutella chocolate torte
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 120 g dark chocolate 50-70%; 50 g Nutella; 100 g salted butter; 110 g castor sugar plus 2 tbsp for the egg whites; 1 shot espresso; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 eggs seperated; 100 g cake flour; 20 g cocoa powder; pinch salt; 40 g butter softened; 200 g icing sugar; 20 g cocoa powder; 40 g dark chocolate melted; 1 tbsp milk; 2 chocolate muffins

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Ingredients (16)

120 g	dark chocolate — 50-70%
50 g	Nutella
100 g	salted butter
110 g	castor sugar — plus 2 tbsp for the egg whites
1 shot	espresso
1 tsp	vanilla extract
3	eggs — seperated
100 g	cake flour
20 g	cocoa powder
pinch	salt

frosting:

40 g	butter — softened
200 g	icing sugar
20 g	cocoa powder
40 g	dark chocolate — melted
1 tbsp	milk

TO ASSEMBLE:

2	chocolate muffins

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 180º C.

Grease and line the base of a 22cm springform cake tin and dust the sides with flour or cocoa. Melt the chocolate over a pot of simmering water until smooth. Remove from the heat and whisk in the Nutella. Set aside.

With an electric whisk, beat the butter and castor sugar together until pale and well creamed. Add the espresso and vanilla extract. Whisk in the egg yolks, one at a time, until well combined. Fold the Nutella chocolate into the egg mixture. Sift in the flour, cocoa and salt. Fold to combine.

Whisk the 3 egg whites with a pinch of salt to form soft peaks. Add 2 tablespoons castor sugar to the whites and beat until stiff and meringue-like in texture. Fold one third of the whites into the batter to loosen it up. This can be done quite briskly. Now fold the remaining whites in, but more gently this time to keep the batter light and aerated.

Pour the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin for at least 15 minutes. Run a knife carefully around the sides to loosen. Leave to cool completely.
For the chocolate frosting and cocoa crumbs

Chocolate frosting

beat the butter until creamy and light. Sift in the confectioner’s sugar and cocoa powder. Whisk until combined. Add the cooled, melted chocolate and the milk. Mix until the chocolate is well incorporated.

NB: If the chocolate is not cooled to room temperature, it will seize up when added to the buttercream. Also, ensure that the butter is softened and at room temp before commencing.

Cocoa crumbs

Whizz the muffins in a processor until fine. Spread out onto a baking sheet and bake in a 180º C oven for around 10 minutes until crisp and crunchy. Set aside to cool.

To assemble

Turn the torte over onto a cake stand with the base of the cake facing upwards. Cover the sides and top of the cake with a thin layer of frosting. Gently press the dried cocoa crumbs onto the sides and the top top of the cake. Carefully brush away any excess crumbs. Top with the Lindt bunnies. This torte will keep well for 4 days.

Recipe reprinted with permission of Bibby’s Kitchen@36. To see more recipes, please click here.

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