Choc hazelnut mascarpone torte 1

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups CAKE FLOUR
¾ cup UNSWEETENED ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER
1¼ teaspoon BAKING SODA
½ teaspoon SALT
12 tablespoons UNSALTED BUTTER, SOFTENED
½ cup GRANULATED SUGAR
¼ cup WATER
¼ cup WATER
2 tablespoons GRANULATED SUGAR
2 cups MASCARPONE CHEESE (ITALIAN CREAM CHEESE)
¾ cup GRANULATED SUGAR
5 cups FRESH RASPBERRIES
CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
8 ounces BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE,
1 cup GRANULATED SUGAR
¾ cup PACKED LIGHT BROWN SUGAR
2 larges EGGS, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
1 tablespoon VANILLA EXTRACT
1⅓ cup STRONGLY BREWED COFFEE, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
12 PERFECT HAZELNUTS, TOASTED
1 tablespoon FRAMBOISE LIQUEUR
1 teaspoon VANILLA EXTRACT
¼ cup FRAMBOISE LIQUEUR
1½ cup HEAVY CREAM FINELY CHOPPED
1 cup HEAVY CREAM
1 tablespoon LIGHT CORN SYRUP

Directions

CHOCOLATE BUTTER CAKE

CARAMELIZED HAZELNUTS AND

HAZELNUT PRALINE

FRAMBOISE SYRUP

MASCARPONE CREAM FILLING

ASSEMBLY

Note: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 F.

Spread the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden beneath the skins. Wrap the nuts in a clean towel and cool completely. Transfer the cooled hazelnuts to a large sieve and rub them back and forth to remove the loose skins.

Make the chocolate butter cake: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 F.

Line the

bottom of a 17½-by-11 ½-inch jelly roll pan with parchment or waxed

paper. Lightly spray the bottom and sides of the pan with nonstick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda

and salt. Sift the flour mixture onto a piece of waxed paper and set

aside.

In a 4 ½-quart bowl of a heavy-duty electric mixer using the paddle

attachment, beat the butter at medium-high speed for 1 minute, until

creamy. While continuing to beat the butter, gradually add the granulated and brown sugars, stopping the machine and scraping down the

side of the bowl as necessary. Beat the butter/sugar mixture at medium-high speed for 2 minutes, until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at

a time, and the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and alternately add

one-third of the reserved dry ingredients and one-third of the coffee.

In two more batches, alternately add the remaining dry ingredients and

coffee, scraping down the bowl as necessary.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and, using a metal cake spatula,

smooth the batter evenly into the pan. Bake the cake for 25 to 28 minutes, until the sides just begin to pull away from the pan and the

surface springs back when lightly touched. Cool the cake in the pan set

on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto a wire rack; carefully peel off the parchment paper and allow the cake to cool completely.

Continued..........

Submitted By CHARLENE DEERING On 03-13-95

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