Almond Raspberry Chocolate Torte

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 eggs, room temperature separated
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 12 1/2 ounces almond filling, divided
• 2 tablespoons almond liqueur
• 1 1/4 cups cake flour (that is presifted and then measured to 1 1/4 cups)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 2 cups whipping cream, divided (2 tablespoons for chocolate rest for filling and frosting)
• 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 cup fresh raspberry (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare 2 8 inch cake pan by greasing with butter apply wax paper to pan then butter again.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 beat egg and cream of tartar using clean, dry and oil free bowl and beaters till soft peaks form set aside.
• 4 beat egg yolks, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl tat high speed for 3 minutes. beat in 3/4 of the can of almond filling and the almond liquor to the yolk mixture. sift the sifted flour, baking powder and salt together; add to the yolk mixture and beat till just combined.
• 5 gentle fold in the egg whites thoroughly into the batter.
• 6 pour into the pans and bake for 20 minutes.
• 7 cool 5 minutes and remove to a rack removing the wax paper.
• 8 spread jam equally on the 2 cakes.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 melt 3 ounces of chocolate with 2 tablespoons cream stir to mix in well.
• 11 spread gently over the raspberry layers.
• 12 beat whipping cream with chilled clan beaters till stiff peaks form.
• 13 remove 1 cup whipped cream, adding the remaining almond filling to the 1 cup of cream.
• 14 place the filling on the chocolate layer and freeze for 20 minutes.
• 15 place the other layer chocolate side down on to the filling,.
• 16 spread the remaining whipped cream on the sides and top of cake.
• 17 coat the sides with the toasted almonds.
• 18 make chocolate curls by shaving the remaining chocolate with a vegetable peeler.
• 19 top cake with curls or raspberries.