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Chocolate Nut Torte (organic, sugar free, gluten free)
I've made this cake before and it's awesome. Would be a good Holiday cake. This recipe takes a long time to make, but it's worth it.
- prep time
- 45 minutes
- cook time
- 1 hour
- total time
- 2 hours
- makes
- Serves 12
- difficulty
- Hard
- category
- Sweets
- ingredients
- 19
Times and difficulty are estimates only.
Directions
Torte
- Have all ingredients about 70 degrees. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Beat the egg yolks until light. Add the xylitol gradually and beat until well blended.
- Grind the walnuts and pecans in a food processor.
- Add the rest of the ingredients: coconut flour, almond meal, water or coffee, grated chocolate, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
- Whip the egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold lightly into cake batter.
- Bake in ungreased 9-inch round removable-rim pan (spring form) about 1 hour. Let cool for about 10 minutes. (It helps to place greased parchment paper in bottom of pan to assist in removing cake.) Spread warm cake with Chocolate Butter Icing below.
Chocolate Butter Icing
- Melt chocolate over very low heat. Add butter and stir until melted.
- Remove from heat and add the cream OR coffee and salt. Gradually sift in the powdered xylitol along with vanilla extract.
- Ice the warm torte with a spatula dipped frequently in hot water for a glossy finish.
Notes
You can get xylitol, organic chocolate, almond meal and coconut flour at any Health Food Store.
When using xylitol, please be aware that it is poisonous to dogs. Do not feed to animals. If you don't want to use xylitol, coconut sugar is a good substitute.