Cadbury

Espresso Torte Royale

Espresso Torte Royale

Serves 6-8

Ingredients

150g (6 rows) Cadbury® Dark Cooking Chocolate, chopped
100g butter
1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee powder
2 tablespoons water
3/4 cup caster sugar
3 eggs, separated
100g ground almonds

MOCHA GLAZE
200ml pure cream
1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee powder
1 tablespoon glucose syrup
250g Cadbury® Milk Cooking Chocolate, chopped

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Melt the chocolate and butter together over a double boiler or in the microwave on Medium (50% power) for 1½-2 minutes.
  2. Dissolve the coffee in the water and stir it into the melted chocolate. Stir in half a cup of the sugar, the egg yolks and the almonds.
  3. Beat the egg whites until stiff. Add the remaining sugar and beat well. Fold into the chocolate mixture.
  4. Pour the mixture into a greased and lined 22 cm springform pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Leave to cool in the pan.
  5. To make the glaze, bring the cream, instant coffee and glucose to the boil in a saucepan or in the microwave. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and stir until melted. Cool until the mixture has reached a thick pouring consistency, then spread over the cooled base.


Note: Make this cake especially attractive by surrounding it with a chocolate collar.