Hazelnut Cake From Verona

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Servings: 10 Difficulty: Advanced
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International-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Hazelnut Cake From Verona

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 10 Calories: 358.5

Description

This International dessert features Unblanched hazelnuts, about, Ounces, Fine, dry bread crumbs. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Melted Butter and line with parchment a 10 by 2-inch deep layer pan.
  2. Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
  3. Place the hazelnuts in a food processor and grind them finely, pulsing on and off, to avoid making them oily.
  4. Pour them into a bowl and pour the bread crumbs over them without mixing.
  5. Beat the yolks in a mixing bowl and
  6. beat in the Marsala, then half the sugar and continue beating until very light by hand, with a hand mixer
  7. set at medium speed, or in a heavy duty mixer fitted with the whip.
  8. In a clean dry bowl, whip the egg whites with the salt and continue whipping until the whites hold a very soft peak, by hand, with a hand mixer
  9. set at medium speed, or in a heavy duty mixer fitted with the whip.
  10. Increase the speed and whip in the remaining sugar in a slow stream.
  11. Whip the egg whites until they hold a soft, shiny peak.
  12. Fold the yolk mixture into the whites, then
  13. fold in the hazelnut and bread crumb mixture and when it is half incorporated,
  14. pour the melted butter down the side of the bowl, continuing to
  15. fold until the batter is smooth.
  16. Be careful not to over mix the batter or it will deflate.
  17. Cut through the center of the bowl with a rubber spatula, making sure that the end of the spatula reaches down to the bottom of the bowl on every pass through the batter, so that none of the ingredients remain unmixed at the bottom of the bowl.
  18. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and
  19. bake the Torta about 30 minutes or until the top is well colored and the center is firm when pressed with a fingertip.
  20. Cool the Torta in the pan for a minute, then loosen it from the pan with the point of a small paring knife.
  21. Invert it onto a rack, then invert it again so that it cools on the paper.
  22. Serve lightly dusted with confectioners' sugar.
  23. Keep the Torta tightly covered at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
  24. If it has been refrigerated, allow it to come to room temperature before serving

Nutrition Facts

Servings 10

Amount Per Serving
Calories 358.5kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 20.2g32%
Saturated Fat 12.8g64%
Cholesterol 53.8mg18%
Sodium 97500.9mg4063%
Total Carbohydrate 40.0g14%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
Sugars 40.0g
Protein 0.2g1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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