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Gallery Flourless Chocolate-Almond Torte with Cherry Preserves and Kirsch Meringue Credit: Maura Mcevoy Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 2 hrs 25 mins Servings: 8
Ingredients For the Cake 2 sticks unsalted butter or nondairy margarine, room temperature, plus more for pan 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 1/2 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur (optional) 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 6 large eggs, separated (whites kept at room temperature) 1 2/3 cups finely ground almonds Coarse salt 1/4 cup cherry preserves For the Meringue 6 large egg whites, room temperature 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur (optional)
Cook’s Notes Top with jarred cherries.
Gallery Flourless Chocolate-Almond Torte with Cherry Preserves and Kirsch Meringue Credit: Maura Mcevoy
Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 2 hrs 25 mins Servings: 8
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Flourless Chocolate-Almond Torte with Cherry Preserves and Kirsch Meringue Credit: Maura Mcevoy
Flourless Chocolate-Almond Torte with Cherry Preserves and Kirsch Meringue
Credit: Maura Mcevoy
Flourless Chocolate-Almond Torte with Cherry Preserves and Kirsch Meringue
Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 2 hrs 25 mins Servings: 8
Recipe Summary
prep: 25 mins total: 2 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 8
prep: 25 mins
total: 2 hrs 25 mins
prep:
25 mins
total:
2 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 8
8
Ingredients
Ingredients
2 sticks unsalted butter or nondairy margarine, room temperature, plus more for pan 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 1/2 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur (optional) 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 6 large eggs, separated (whites kept at room temperature) 1 2/3 cups finely ground almonds Coarse salt 1/4 cup cherry preserves
6 large egg whites, room temperature 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the cake: Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Whisk together cocoa and boiling water until cocoa dissolves and mixture is smooth. Stir in kirsch.
Beat butter and 1 cup sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time, scraping down sides of bowl between additions. Add cocoa mixture and almonds, and beat until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
Whisk egg whites and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the clean bowl of a mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. With machine running, add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and whisk until stiff peaks form. Fold one-quarter of the whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites.
Pour batter into pan, and transfer to a baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, and cover cake with parchment-lined foil. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool for 45 minutes. Run a knife or an offset spatula around edge of cake to loosen, and release sides of pan to remove.
Make the meringue: Whisk egg whites and sugar in a clean heatproof bowl of a mixer set over a pan of simmering water until sugar dissolves and mixture is hot to the touch, about 3 minutes. Whisk on medium speed until soft peaks form. Whisk in kirsch. Whisk until stiff peaks form.
Spread cherry preserves on top of cake. Spread meringue over preserves using an offset spatula, making decorative swirls. Caramelize peaks of meringue using a handheld kitchen torch or under the broiler.
Cook’s Notes Top with jarred cherries.
Cook’s Notes
Top with jarred cherries.
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Add Rating & Review 76 Ratings 5 star values: 11 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 19 1 star values: 5
Reviews
Add Rating & Review 76 Ratings 5 star values: 11 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 19 1 star values: 5
Add Rating & Review
76 Ratings 5 star values: 11 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 19 1 star values: 5
76 Ratings 5 star values: 11 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 19 1 star values: 5
76 Ratings 5 star values: 11 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 19 1 star values: 5
5 star values: 11 4 star values: 12 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 19 1 star values: 5
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