Chocolate-Almond Torte

Name: Chocolate-Almond Torte
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar plus additional for dusting; 1 3/4 cups whole unblanched almonds (9 ounces), finely ground; 3 ounces fine-quality bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, coarsely grated; Pinch of ground cloves; Pinch of ground cinnamon; Pinch of ground allspice; 5 large egg yolks; 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest; 4 large egg whites; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 ounces fine-quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1/3 cup slivered blanched almonds; Special equipment: a 12-inch-long metal Rehrucken mold

Chocolate-Almond Torte was pinched from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Almond-Torte-104433" target="_blank">www.epicurious.com.</a>

"This recipe, adapted from The Viennese Pastry Cookbook: From Vienna with Love, by Lilly Joss Reich, requires a Rehrucken mold—a loaf pan with a rounded, ridged bottom...."

INGREDIENTS

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1/2 cup sugar plus additional for dusting

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1 3/4 cups whole unblanched almonds (9 ounces), finely ground

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3 ounces fine-quality bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, coarsely grated

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Pinch of ground cloves

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Pinch of ground cinnamon

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Pinch of ground allspice

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5 large egg yolks

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2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest

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4 large egg whites

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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3 ounces fine-quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

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3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

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1/3 cup slivered blanched almonds

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Special equipment: a 12-inch-long metal Rehrucken mold

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