Festliche Schokoladen Marzipan Torte

CHESTNUT FILLING
1 c Sweetened chestnut puree
1 tb Lemon juice
1/3 c Whipping cream
1 Egg yolk

CHOCOLATE ICING
1/2 c Butter
1 c Semisweet or bittersweet
-chocolate

From: viv@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au (Viviane Buzzi)

Date: 24 Dec 1994 00:22:16 -0500

from “Viennese Desserts Made Easy” by Georgina Gronner: Festliche
Schokoladen Marzipan Torte (Chocolate Chestnut Marzipan Delight)

Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan. Set
aside. Beat eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder and cocoa until smooth. Pour
batter into prepared pan and bake in oven until skewer inserted comes out
clean (about 25 minutes). Remove from oven and cool on wire rack. Prepare
icing and Chestnut Filling and set aside to cool. When cake is cool,
remove from pan and cut into two layers. Frost bottom layer with Chestnut
Filling. Top with remaining cake layer. Warm the apricot jam and spread on
top of cake. Dust the bottom disc of a springform pan with sugar. Place the
almond paste in the centre of the disc and, with a rolling pin, roll into a
thin circle. With a sharp knife, trim excess paste around edge of disc.
Reserve almond paste scraps for decoration. Invert the springform disc with
the almond paste over the cake top. With a long metal spatula, gently
loosen the almond paste onto the cake top. Cover the cake top and sides
with the chocolate icing. Divide almond paste scraps into 16 pieces. Roll
gently between palms to form tiny balls. Decorate the outer edge of the
cake with the 16 balls. To serve, cut into 16 wedges.

Chestnut Filling: Combine ingredients in a nonstick pan and cook over low
heat until mixture thickens. Stir constantly while cooking. Remove from
heat and cool.

Chocolate Icing: Melt butter in a small heavy saucepan. Add chocolate to
butter. Remove from heat and stir until smooth. Let cool until icing is of
spreading consistency.

To melt refrigerated icing: Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly,
just until chocolate melts. Remove from heat and let cool until icing is of
a spreading consistency.

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