Chocolate Passover Torte with Warm Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup almond#Sliced almonds|sliced almonds, toasted
  • 1 tbsp plus 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup butter (1 ½ sticks)
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 5 large eggs, separated
  • ? tsp salt
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  • ? cup packed brown sugar#About Brown sugar|light brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 tsp potato starch
  • ¾ cup evaporated milk
  • ¼ cup butter (½ stick)

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 375 °F.
  2. Grease bottom of a 9-inch spring-form pan; line bottom with foil.
  3. Place cooled almonds in bowl of food processor with 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar|sugar; process until finely ground.
  4. In small sauce pan, melt butter; cool slightly.
  5. Stir in cocoa; cool.
  6. Beat egg whites until foamy.
  7. Gradually add remaining ¼ cup granulated sugar|sugar, beating until stiff but not dry.
  8. Add about ¼ of the beaten egg whites to chocolate mixture; stir until well blended.
  9. Gradually fold remaining egg whites into chocolate, pour into prepared pan.
  10. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until set.
  11. Cool 10 minutes in pan on wire rack.
  12. Unmold and carefully peel off foil.
  13. Cool completely.
  14. Serve garnished with fresh raspberries and warm chocolate sauce.
  15. Warm chocolate sauce: in small saucepan, stir together granulated sugar|sugar, cocoa and potato starch.
  16. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.
  17. Cool over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
  18. Add butter; stir until melted.
  19. Cool slightly.
  20. Makes about 1? cups of sauce.
  21. Note: to toast almonds, heat oven to 350 °F.
  22. Place almonds in a single layer on baking sheet or in a shallow baking pan.
  23. Bake 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown.
  24. Cool completely.
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