Hazelnut Mocha Torte Recipe

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This dessert is reminiscent of fine European cakes. I recently made it for my mother, who is German, and it brought back fond memories for her.

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Hazelnut Mocha Torte Recipe

Prep: 45 min. Bake: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 12-16 Servings

45 25 70

Ingredients

6 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup sugar
2 cups ground hazelnuts
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
MOCHA GANACHE:
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
BUTTERCREAM:
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Additional ground hazelnuts
Whole hazelnuts and chocolate leaves

Directions

In a large bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar is dissolved and stiff peaks form. Combine hazelnuts and flour; fold into batter, 1/4 cup at a time. Spoon into two greased 9-in. round baking pans lined with waxed paper.
Bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
In a small heavy saucepan, combine the ganache ingredients; cook and stir over low heat until chocolate and butter are melted. Remove from the heat. Set saucepan in ice; stir for 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Remove from ice and set aside.
For buttercream, combine sugar and water in a large heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat. Add a small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks; return all to pan. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Gradually beat in cooked sugar mixture. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. If necessary, refrigerate until buttercream reaches spreading consistency.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with half of ganache to within 1/4 in. of edges. Top with second cake layer and remaining ganache. Freeze for 5 minutes. Spread hazelnuts into sides of cake. Garnish with whole hazelnuts and chocolate leaves. Refrigerate. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 355 calories, 27 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 110 mg cholesterol, 166 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Hazelnut Mocha Torte in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p191

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Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2013 by Ursula.USA

I made this Mocha Torte for my German Mother's birthday last month - she loved it - and so did everyone else at the dinner party. It tasted and looked like it came from a european bakery ... will make again.