Dolce Torino/Torta Gianduja
1/3 cup hazelnuts 1/2 cup sugar 8 ounces unsweetened chocolate 6 eggs 3 egg yolks 1/2 tablespoon honey 1/4 pound butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup flour plus 3/4 cup cake flour or ...
Ingredients
- 1/3cuphazelnuts
- 1/2cupsugar
- 8ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 6eggs
- 3egg yolks
- 1/2tablespoonhoney
- 1/4poundbutter
- 1teaspoonvanilla
Directions
- 1
1/3 cup hazelnuts 1/2 cup sugar 8 ounces unsweetened chocolate 6 eggs 3 egg yolks 1/2 tablespoon honey 1/4 pound butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3
- 2
Melt 1 Tbsp of the sugar in a small saucepan and add the toasted hazelnuts to it
- 3
Process or pound this combination to a smooth hazelnut paste
- 4
Melt 3oz/85g of the unsweetened chocolate and set aside
- 5
Whisk together the 6 eggs, 3 egg yolks, and all but 1 Tbsp of the remaining sugar until foamy and thick
- 6
Do this with the bowl standing over a saucepan full of warm water
- 7
don't allow the water to get any more than body temperature, or the cake will be spoiled
- 8
Add the honey, remove from the heat, and continue to beat until completely cool and thickened