White chocolate torte with shiny chocolate sauce

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1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the biscuits and mix well. Butter an 18cm loose-based round tin and press the biscuits into the base using the back of a spoon or your hands. Freeze until cold.
2. Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water or in short blasts in the microwave - be careful, white chocolate burns very easily. Once the chocolate has melted, leave to cool.
3. Whisk the cream until you can leave a ribbon-like trail for a couple of seconds. If your cream is very cold, leave it to warm up a little so it doesn't make the chocolate seize. The thicker you whisk the cream the more solid the torte will be. Add 2 tbsp of the whipped cream to the white chocolate and stir it in. Pour the rest of the chocolate into the cream and mix well. Pour into the tin and chill until firm.
4. Make the sauce by putting all the ingredients in a saucepan with 250ml water and bring to a simmer, stirring. Simmer until the mixture thickens enough to draw a line through it on the back of a wooden spoon and then cool. Use some to decorate the top of the torte and re-warm the rest when ready to serve.

Per serving

747 kcalories, protein 7.3g, carbohydrate 69.4g, fat 50.9 g, saturated fat 30.4g, fibre 1g, salt 0.64 g

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• sophia

  19 November 2007

  sophia rated and commented on this recipe

  

  great to make...and i cant cook, a real crowd pleaser...but be warned VERY rich!!

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• chocohol

  23 November 2007

  chocohol rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great recipie very easy but very rich

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• Nicola

  27 November 2007

  Nicola rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very easy to make. Im useless at making cakes but this one was so easy and it turned out perfect. Everyone loved it!

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• blue eyes

  16 January 2008

  blue eyes rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this for a Sunday lunch pudding and everyone loved it. Will definately make again

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• jayne

  18 February 2008

  jayne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this as an alternaive to Christmas pud- went down a treat and the added bonus it's so easy and yummy and naughty!

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• Morag

  23 February 2008

  Morag commented on this recipe

  Thanks to whoever remedied the original error regarding sugar quantity. I have since made the chocolate sauce twice and it is very good.

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• STE636

  19 April 2008

  STE636 commented on this recipe

  Well that was easy enough to make, just hope it comes out of the tin okay when I serve it later.

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• honeybee

  30 April 2008

  honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great - didn't make the sauce though - maybe next time. Just put grated dark chocolate on top of the torte as had to travel with it.

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• muppet123

  04 May 2008

  muppet123 commented on this recipe

  Brilliant and so easy to make! I also decorated it with milk chocolate curls rather than making the sauce.

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• emziepemzie

  08 May 2008

  emziepemzie commented on this recipe

  Easy to make, tasted great. The base was rather thick for my choice so next time will use less. Might even make it in champagne glasses!

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• .:sarah:.

  09 May 2008

  .:sarah:. rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Had a near disaster which was averted only narrowly, was making cake this morning for my mums birthday and when i added the chocolate and cream together it looked like scrambled eggs and i nearly threw it away but after a quick call to my sister (a chef) on her advice i put the mix in a pan and heated it very gently and turned back to a liquid thank god advise for those as hopeless as me. However now cake is finished looks great!

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• billy ray valentine

  01 June 2008

  billy ray valentine commented on this recipe

  Sooo rich nearly blew my head off...

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• alliekkc

  13 August 2008

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• Zoe

  21 August 2008

  Zoe rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i made this last night for a dinner party, it tasted nice but very filling i dont think i would make it again

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• Anna

  22 August 2008

  Anna rated and commented on this recipe

  

  too rich for me

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• Sweet Little Goth Child

  24 September 2008

  Sweet Little Goth Child commented on this recipe

  This is a great recipe! I used this as part of my GCSE practical and got some very happy comments from family and friends. Be warned: VERY RICH!!!!

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• MeringueFairy

  24 October 2008

  MeringueFairy commented on this recipe

  I made this today and had two biggish problems with it Firstly I used an 18cm tin and the base would have almost filled the whole tin so had to change to a much larger one. Secondly I let the chocolate cool but think it may have cooled too much as it was incredibly difficult to mix into the cream. The whole effect is a bit bumpy and although I don't think it will affect the overall taste I do worry that it won't set. I am a bit worried that it won't be OK for tomorrow night. Has anyone else had this sort of things happen? and if so did it still turn out ok? thanks

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• GoodKevin_G

  30 October 2008

  GoodKevin_G commented on this recipe

  I expected this to be amazing but very disappointed! The torte itself was sickeningly rich and 50g of butter isn't enough to 'bind' the amaretti biscuit so that it sets. The chocolate sauce was quite frankly, disgusting! (Nigella Lawson has a much better recipe in her Express book). Oh well, one learns from experience!

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• MeringueFairy

  05 November 2008

  MeringueFairy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Well this didn't work for me at all. As GoodKevin says the butter wasn't enough to bind the biscuits together. Don't leave the chocolate to cool for too long as I ended up with whipped cream with bits of white chocolate in it. I didn't even try to make the chocolate sauce thankfully. Everyone enjoyed eating it but I won't be making it again.

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• jax food1458

  18 November 2008

  jax food1458 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  vERY DECADENT AND EASY TO MAKE. I HAVE PLAYED AROUND WITH DIFFERENT BISCUITS AND CHOCOLATE AND IT ALWAYS COMES UP A WINNER

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Ingredients

• 50g butter
• 300g amaretti biscuits , finely crushed in a food processor
• 300g white chocolate , chopped
• 284ml + 142ml cartons whipping cream

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

• 100g dark chocolate , finely chopped
• 125ml crème fraîche
• 3 tbsp caster sugar

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Ingredients

• 50g butter
• 300g amaretti biscuits , finely crushed in a food processor
• 300g white chocolate , chopped
• 284ml + 142ml cartons whipping cream

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

• 100g dark chocolate , finely chopped
• 125ml crème fraîche
• 3 tbsp caster sugar

Per serving

747 kcalories, protein 7.3g, carbohydrate 69.4g, fat 50.9 g, saturated fat 30.4g, fibre 1g, salt 0.64 g

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