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Milk chocolate and pecan torte

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:28 PM

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Serves 12

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

+ chilling

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This immense chocolate and pecan torte is foolproof and a chocolate-lover's dream. Using half milk chocolate keeps this decadent dessert a little lighter.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

• 200g pecans

  toasted and chopped

• 300g butter

  175g softened

• 250g milk chocolate

• 250g dark chocolate

  plus a little extra for decorating

• 150g caster sugar

• 6 eggs

• t 1 tbsp vanilla extrac

• 568ml pot double cream

Nutrition: per serving

• kcal848
• fat73.3g
• saturates36.3g
• carbs40.8g
• fibre1.5g
• protein8.9g
• salt0.5g

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Method

• step 1

  Mix the pecans and melted butter together in a bowl. Pour into a 22cm springform cake tin and press down. Chill while making the rest of recipe.

• step 2

  Melt the chocolate in 20-second blasts in the microwave, or in a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water. Combine the sugar and softened butter in the bowl of an electric mixer or use a hand mixer. Beat on medium speed until fluffy, then add the eggs and mix for 2 minutes.

• step 3

  Whisk in the melted chocolate, vanilla, 125ml cream and beat for another 2 minutes. Spread it over the nut mix in the cake tin and chill for at least 3 hours. Just before serving, softly whip the remaining cream and spread it on top of the chocolate layer, then scatter with extra shaved chocolate. Slice and serve.

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