Chocolate Nut Torte for Passover
- Yield 10 servings
Non-dairy and flourless, this chocolate torte packs tons of sweetness for your Passover meal.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon margarine, softened
- 1/3 cup hazelnuts or almonds, finely ground
- 4 -- egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 3 ounces non-dairy bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 2 tablespoons hot coffee
- 4 -- egg whites
- -- Nondairy whipped topping
- -- Strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Generously spread margarine over bottom and 1 1/2 inches up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Reserve 1 or 2 tablespoons of the ground nuts. Sprinkle remaining nuts evenly in pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat egg yolks with an electric mixer on high speed 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup granulated sugar until slightly thickened. At low speed, beat in the melted chocolate. Dissolve espresso powder or coffee crystals in the 2 tablespoons of hot coffee. Stir into chocolate mixture.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into yolk mixture. Spread evenly in springform pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. (Center will dip on cooling and crust edges will be crumbly.)
- Using a thin metal spatula, loosen torte from the sides of the pan. Remove the sides ; let torte cool completely. Serve immediately or cover and chill up to 24 hours. (If chilled, allow torte to stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.)
- To serve, garnish torte with nondairy whipped topping and strawberries. Cut torte into wedges and place on dessert plates.
Recipe by David Feder.
