Christmas Jam Torte - Chocolate Winterberry Almond
By
Tiffany Bannworth
@MissAnubis
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I enjoy baking one of these in various flavors every Christmas.
Serve this on your favorite china or silver, to really embrace the elegant Christmas spirit.
Will that be two cubes or one in your coffee or tea?
Serve this on your favorite china or silver, to really embrace the elegant Christmas spirit.
Will that be two cubes or one in your coffee or tea?
Ingredients
- 3/4 c
- flour
- 1/2 c
- almond meal
- 1 c
- dark brown sugar
- 1
- egg
- 3 Tbsp
- dark molasses
- 1 c
- cream
- 1/4 c
- oil
- 1 Tbsp
- cinnamon
- 1 tsp
- ginger
- 1 tsp
- allspice, ground
- 1 Tbsp
- baking soda
- 1 pinch
- kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp
- orange extract
- 1 Tbsp
- orange zest
- 1/2 c
- dark chocolate morsels
- 1/8 c
- cranberries, dried
- 1/8 c
- currants, dried
- 1/4 c
- whole almonds, blanched
- apricot jam
- boysenberry, raspberry, or blueberry jam
- colored sugar crystals, optional
- powdered sugar
How to Make Christmas Jam Torte - Chocolate Winterberry Almond
- 1Mix the first 14 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Blend well.
- 2Then fold in berries, chocolate, and almonds.
- 3Pour half the batter into a tin sprayed with Baker's Joy.
- 4Then spread alternately stripes of apricot and boysenberry jam, keeping a half an inch from the edge of the pie.
- 5Pour the rest of the batter atop.
- 6Bake at 325F until cooked throughout, about 20 minutes.
- 7Wait about 10-15 minutes, then remove from tin onto cake stand.
- 8Optionally sprinkle with powdered sugar.
