Chocolate-Cinnamon Torte
- 2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 taqblespoon cinnamoon1 1/2 cups butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, unbeaten
- 1 sq. unsweetened chocolate
- 2 sq. candy making chocolate
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablesp. cocoa
- 12 candied cherries
- 12 walnuts
- Layers can be made several days ahead and kept in an airtight container. It is a good idea to keep them on their parchment circles.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees
- greese cake tin bottoms and place a parchment circle on each.
- sift flour and cinnamon together.
- In a large mixer bowl beat together butter and sugar, then eggs until light and fluffy.
- Reduce speed of mixer, and mix in flour mixture a little at a time until smooth.
- With a small spatula, spread a thin layer of the batter on each circle. Place each one in the oven as it is ready. With the four bottoms, you can get into a rhythm where three layers are in the oven and one or more are being prepared at the same time.
- The layers are ready when golden brown. They are rather soft when they come out of the oven, but harden as they cool.
- Assembling:
- Whip cream til stiff (no sugar is really necessary)
- Place a layer on a platter, and cover with cream, put a layer on top and repeat untill all layers are used andyou have a tall cake.
- Mix cocoa into the cream that is left, and arrange that around the rim of the cake.
- grate unsweetened chocolate and make curls out of candymaking chocolar, combine.
- Heap chocolate in the middle of the cake.
- Arrange the cherries and walnuts alternately around the cocoa flavouredcream.
- The cake should look really beautiful!
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-cinnamon-torte-1211036 (may not work)