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Walnut Mocha Torte

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I was listening to a lovely radio interview with my favourite food writer, Nigel Slater the other day where he said his favourite cake was Coffee & Walnut. On telling my daughter she said she loved this cake too – I don’t where she’s had it as I have never made it not being a coffee fan! Anyway I think the subliminal message stuck in my head when I wanted to come up with a cake to celebrate Chocolate Week. I decided to come up with a show stopper cake with walnuts, chocolate and coffee and based it on a smaller hazelnut torte my mother used to make. This Walnut Mocha Torte is a feast of flavours and textures with a crispy, meringue like outer shell to the cake layers which on their flip side are nutty and chewy. The coffee acts to bring out the full intensity of the cocoa and is not a predominant flavour although you could add more if you wanted to! As walnuts are so good for you I think some guilt can be traded off when eating this decadent torte! Did you know that compared to many other nuts like almonds, peanuts and hazelnuts, walnuts (especially in their raw form) contain the highest total level of antioxidants?

It was so funny the day I made this torte my daughter talked about it to her dad all the way home from school as she knew I was baking and had helped me shopping for the ingredients. Once home she stormed into the kitchen and demanded to know if anyone had eaten any torte yet. I told her I’d just cut a slice which was waiting in the fridge for her. You’ve never seen a coat and bag shed so quickly and a cake fork and plate retrieved from the fridge! Her eyes were like saucers when I asked her how it was – all she could say was that she was speechless while she continued to eat.

Walnut Mocha Torte - Fab Food 4 All

Next my son came through the door and he asked what I’d been baking. I told him and he said he wasn’t keen on cream so I cut him a slim slither. Five minutes later he’d helped himself to another slice! On finishing her torte my daughter gave it a million out of 10 and my son said it was the best thing I’d ever made. Needless to say my husband loved it and as my parents had popped round I gave them a portion to take away and they loved it too. In fact my husband is insisting I make this at Christmas now, so that’s one less dish to decide on!

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Walnut Mocha Torte

Walnut Mocha Torte with whipped cream and mocha frosting is a feast for the eyes and the palette! Great for entertaining.
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Keyword Mocha, Torte, Walnut
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8
Author Camilla

Ingredients

  • 3 Large eggs
  • 225 g Castor sugar
  • 135 g Ground walnuts
  • 400 mls Whipping cream
  • Mocha Frosting:
  • 4 tbsp Milk
  • 50 g Unsalted butter
  • 50 g Cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp Instant coffee diluted in 1tsp hot water
  • 200 g Icing Sugar
  • Decoration:
  • Walnut halves

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins with baking paper.
  • Whisk the eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Fold in the ground walnuts.
  • Divide the mixture equally between the two tins (weighing is a good idea).
  • Bake for 24 minutes until golden.
  • Allow to cool in the tins before putting on cooling rack and removing paper. The top will be like meringue and the base will be more nutty and chewy.
  • Whip the cream until forms soft peaks (a hand whisk is best to avoid over whipping).
  • Sandwich the 2 layers of torte together leaving enough cream for decoration.
  • Put milk and butter in a saucepan and heat until boiling then tip in the cocoa and simmer for 30 seconds.
  • Add the dissolved coffee and beat in the icing sugar gradually. If it goes grainy just add another tsp of hot water and beat well.
  • Spread the frosting on top of the cake, spreading out with a palette knife.
  • Pipe on the rest of the cream and decorate with walnut halves.

This Walnut Mocha Torte previously appeared on Great British Chefs.

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Comments

  1. Lisa Williams

    06/12/2015 at 12:48 pm

    This would be good for my Christmas dessert I am not such a huge fan of the regular stuff so am on the look out for something a bit different if you have any suggestions

    Reply
    • Camilla

      06/12/2015 at 3:02 pm

      Danish Rice Pudding Risalamande is what I grew up on: https://www.fabfood4all.co.uk/risalamande-cherry-sauce/

      Reply
  2. William Gould

    06/01/2015 at 6:22 pm

    I love walnut cake, so this must be really good!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/01/2015 at 12:06 am

      It is the best gateux ever – something for a special occassion:-)

      Reply
  3. Maddy

    24/12/2014 at 12:25 pm

    Could this be made without the coffee? Would you suggest any substitute or just leave it out?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Camilla

      24/12/2014 at 8:05 pm

      I hate coffee and never drink the stuff but it just intensifies the chocolate flavour here and if a favourite dessert of my daughter’s. If you really don’t like it then just leave it out!

      Reply
  4. Paul Wilson

    11/11/2014 at 12:07 am

    Walnuts are very healthy, and quite under-used imo.

    Reply
  5. Ann Robinson

    01/10/2014 at 4:58 pm

    This looks great and i could do with a slice now

    Reply
  6. Paul Wilson

    26/09/2014 at 1:19 am

    Load of filling, my favourite

    Reply
  7. bev

    05/08/2014 at 9:48 am

    Another delicious looking dish!

    Reply
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