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Mocha Walnut Torte
Author/Submitted by: bb557@freenet.carleton.ca (Sonia Talbot)
Servings: 1
Categories:
Chocolate
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Coffee
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Desserts
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Tortes
Ingredients:
-----Walnut Cake----- 3/4
Cup
Chocolate Chips 1/2
Cup
Walnuts Finely,
chopped
1/4
Cup
Unbleached Flour 1/2
Cup
Sugar 1/2
Cup
Prune Lekvar,
--or--
4 1/2
Ounce Jar
Prune Baby Food 4
Egg
Whites 1
Tsp
Vanilla
-----Mocha Glaze----- 5
Ounces
Milk Chocolate,
chopped
1 1/2
Tbsps
Liquid Nondairy Creamer,
(found in frozen sec
1
Tsp
Powdered Instant Coffee
-----Garnish----- 12
Ounces
Chocolate Chips,
optional
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
To make walnut cake: Coat an 8-inch round cake pan with vegetable spray,
line bottom with waxed paper, and spray again. Dust lightly with flour.
Place chocolate chips in a small heavy saucepan, covered, over low heat.
Cook until chocolate is soft enough to blend. Remove saucepan from heat
and set aside.
Combine walnuts, flour, and sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl.
Combine Lekvar, egg whites, vanilla and melted chocolate in a small
bowl and blend well.
Add chocolate mixture to dry ingredients and mix with a fork until
blended. Spoon batter into prepared cake pan and bake for 45 to 50
mins, or until cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
Cover cake with waxed paper and cool on a cake rack.
To make mocha glaze:
Place chocolate, creamer, and coffee in a small heavy saucepan, covered,
over low heat. Cook until chocolate is soft enough to blend; mix until
smooth.
When ready to assemble cake:
Set cake on an 8-inch cardboard round or cake plate and place 3-inch
strips of waxed paper under edges of cake (this will prevent glaze from
getting on clean plate). Spread mocha glaze on top and sides of cake.
Remove waxed paper strips and discard.
To decorate cake:
Reserve 1/4 cup glaze and spoon it into a small pastry bag fitted with
a small star tip. Pipe 12 rosettes, equally spaced, around top edges of
cake. Place a coffee bean on each rosette.
Nutritional Information
per serving:
181 calories 35% calories from Fat
3 g protein 2 g dietary fiber
26 g Carbohydrates 40 mg sodium
7 g fat 0 mg cholesterol
-From the Book '101 Great Lowfat Desserts' by Donna Rodnitzky (1995)
I have made this cake twice, and each time, it turned
to be very moist and delicious!
I have made this cake twice, and each time, it turned
to be very moist and delicious!
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