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Cappuccino Torte

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Crust
4   Graham crackers
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozChopped walnuts
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozSlivered almonds
1/4 cup 49g / 1.7ozSugar
  Salt
5 tablespoons 75mlUnsalted butter - melted
  Fudge Layer
2 cups 474mlWhipping cream
1 lb 454g / 16ozSemisweet choc - chopped
2 tablespoons 30mlLight corn syrup
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozUnsalted butter - cut up
  Cappuccino Layer
2 1/2 cups 400g / 14ozBrown sugar
1/2 cup 118mlWater
6   Egg yolks
1 1/2 cups 297g / 10ozUnsalted butter/room temp
4 oz 113gUnsweetened choc. Melted**

Recipe Instructions

*espresso dissolved in 1 ts hot water **chocolate is chopped, melted, then cooled to lukewarm CRUST - Preheat oven to 350. Butter 10" Springform pan. Grind graham crackers to crumbs in processor. Add nuts, sugar andsalt; chop coarsely. Add butter and process until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press crumbs into bottom of prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to brown, about 15 minutes. Cool.

FUDGE LAYER - Bring cream to a boil in heavy med. saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Add chocolate, stir until melted. Remove from heat. Mix in corn syrup; add butter (that was cut into eighths) one piece at a time, stirring until smooth. Cool to lukewarm, stirring occasionally. Pour fudge into cooled crust. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.

CAPPUCCINO LAYER - Cook sugar and water in heavy med. saucepan over very low heat until thick. With mixer running, gradually pour boiling syrup into yolks (do not scrape saucepan). continue to beat until yolk mixture is cool, about 15 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to medium. Mix in butter 1 tb at a time. Add espresso mixture, then melted chocolate. spread butter cream over chilled fudge layer. Cover pan loosely with waxed paper ~ refrigerate overnight.

TO SERVE - Run small sharp knife around sides of pan. Carefully release Springform pan sides. May be served with whipped cream Adapted from Bon Appetit, Oct. 1990

Source:
Good Housekeeping, 5/97

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