Chocolate And Almond Torte

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 200 g unblanched whole almonds (i used-blanched)
• 250 g dark cooking chocolate, broken into pieces (if for a special occasion, i use couverture)
• 6 egg whites
• 1 pinch salt
• 125 g caster sugar
• 250 g pitted dates, chopped finely

Recipe

• 1 place almonds and chocolate into processor and whiz until tiny pieces.
• 2 beat egg whites with salt until stiff; gradually add sugar until dissolved and mixture is glossy.
• 3 fold in almonds, chocolate and dates.
• 4 line base of 23cm springform and spoon in mixture.
• 5 bake at 180c (fanforced) for 45 minutes.
• 6 cool in pan in switched off oven with door open.
• 7 turn out of pan, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
• 8 dust with icing sugar and serve with whipped cream and berries.