Simply Divine Chocolate Torte.

"A meringue crust spread with melted chocolate and topped with chocolate mousse like cream. Top that off with rossettes of whipped cream & chopped nuts..Yum!! This one comes from another of my 'old' books "Triple Tested Recipes". Cooking time does not include chilling time."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
8-10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Make shell:.
  • Beat whites of eggs, salt and vinegar in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
  • Blend sugar and cinnamon and add slowly to egg whites, beating well between additions.
  • Continue beating until stiff peaks form and sugar has dissolved.
  • Spread in an 8"/20cm circle on wet greaseproof paper on an oven tray.
  • Make the bottom 1/2"(15mm) thick and mound edge to 1& 3/4"(40mm). To neaten, form ridges on outside of shell with the back of a teaspoon.
  • Bake in a very slow oven 270'F/130C for 1 hour.
  • Turn oven off and leave shell in oven to dry with the door closed for about 2 hours.
  • Peel off paper and place on serving platter.
  • Filling:.
  • Melt chocolate either over hot water or in microwave.
  • Cool slightly then spread approx 2 Tbsp of the melted chocolate over the bottom of cooled meringue shell.
  • To remaining chocolate add the egg yolks and water and blend together.
  • Chill until mixture is thick.
  • Combine cream. sugar and cinnamon and whip until stiff.
  • Spread half of this plain cream over the chocolate in base.
  • Fold remaining cream into the chocolate mixture.
  • Spread on top.
  • Chill for several hours or overnight.
  • Decorate with rossettes of whipped cream and chopped nuts.

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