Chocolate Espresso-Nut Torte Recipe

Name: Chocolate Espresso-Nut Torte Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: 5 Eggland's Best Eggs, separated; 1 teaspoon baking cocoa; 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and skins removed; 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; GANACHE:; 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted

Chocolate Espresso-Nut Torte Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-espresso-nut-torte" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"I love chocolate and nuts, and they come together deliciously in this torte. Serve it with sweetened whipped cream or your favorite ice cream. —Thomas Faglon, Somerset, New Jersey..."

INGREDIENTS

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5 Eggland's Best Eggs, separated

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1 teaspoon baking cocoa

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1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and skins removed

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3 tablespoons dark brown sugar

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1/2 cup butter, softened

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2/3 cup sugar

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6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled

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1 teaspoon instant espresso powder

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1 teaspoon almond extract

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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GANACHE:

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6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

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1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

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1/2 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted

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