Yummy Yummy Chocolate Torte

It was my sister's birthday yesterday and I can't stopt hinking about the cake I cooked. It was so yummy and moist in the centre. Almost fudgy. It's actually a recipe for a traditional passover torte, but I changed the margarine for butter... I also used hazelnut meal instead of almond meal, just cos it was cheaper...

INGREDIENTS
• 125g butter
• 250g dark chocolate, chopped
• 5 eggs, separated
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 150g hazelnut meal

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line or grease a 23cm springform pan
2. Melt butter and chocolate over low heat and allow to cool
3. Beat whites until stiff; about 3 minutes.
4. In a separate bowl, beat yolks and sugar together until thick and pale; about 2 minutes.
5. Add in chocolate mixture and almonds. Fold beaten whites, 1/3 at a time, into chocolate mixture until no streaks of white remain. Pour into prepared pan.
7. Bake torte in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until sides begin to pull away from pan and top is set in centre.  Cover the torte loosely with foil for the last 20 minutes of baking.
8. Allow to cool and invert onto a serving plate. Sift icing sugar over the top, and serve with cream, coulis, strawberries. chocolate sauce, whatever you like!

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