Chocolate Hazelnut Torte

Chocolate Hazelnut Torte

• Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup/60 g Unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup/50 g Unsweetened cacao powder
• 5 ea. Egg whites
• pinch salt
• 5 ea. Egg yolks
• 1 cup/175 g Natvia
• 1 tsp/2 g Vanilla bean paste
• 3/4 cup/185 g Cream (35% fat)
• 2 3/4 cup/250 g Hazelnut meal, sifted
• To Decorate:
• Natvia, extra for icing or dusting
• Unsweetened cacao powder, extra chocolate curls
• Roasted hazelnuts

1. Preheat the oven to 180℃. Line a 22cm loose-bottomed cake tin with silicone paper on the base and sides. Set aside.
2. Melt the butter and add the cacao powder, mixing well until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
3. Combine the egg whites and salt in the bowl of a mixer and whisk just until they start to reach the firm peak stage.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the egg yolks, Natvia, and vanilla. Whisk until the sweetener is dissolved and the mixture is pale and gains volume.
5. Add the cocoa and butter mixture to the cream and add to the egg yolk mixture, along with the sifted hazelnut meal.
6. Gently fold together until well combined. Do not beat the mixture.
7. Finally, fold through the egg whites, taking care not to deflate the mixture too much, until no streaks remain.
8. Transfer to the prepared cake tin and bake at 180℃ for about 40 to 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out relatively clean with no uncooked batter.
9. Do not over bake the cake.
10. Let cool on a wire rack before turning out to decorate.