White chocolate torte with shiny chocolate sauce

White chocolate torte with shiny chocolate sauce

Try this lovely textured cake with an indulgent shiny sauce

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins plus freezing

Method

  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

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2006.

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  • Binder photo sophia

    19 November 2007

    sophia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

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

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  • Binder photo chocohol

    23 November 2007

    chocohol rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great recipie very easy but very rich

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  • Binder photo Nicola

    27 November 2007

    Nicola rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    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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  • Binder photo blue eyes

    16 January 2008

    blue eyes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

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

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  • Binder photo jayne

    18 February 2008

    jayne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    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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  • Binder photo 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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  • Binder photo 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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  • Binder photo honeybee

    30 April 2008

    honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    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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  • Binder photo 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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  • Binder photo 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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  • Binder photo .:sarah:.

    09 May 2008

    .:sarah:. rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    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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  • Binder photo billy ray valentine

    01 June 2008

    billy ray valentine commented on this recipe

    Sooo rich nearly blew my head off...

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  • Binder photo alliekkc

    13 August 2008

    alliekkc rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo Zoe

    21 August 2008

    Zoe rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    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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  • Binder photo Anna

    22 August 2008

    Anna rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    too rich for me

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  • Binder photo 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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  • Binder photo 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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  • Binder photo 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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  • Binder photo MeringueFairy

    05 November 2008

    MeringueFairy rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    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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  • Binder photo jax food1458

    18 November 2008

    jax food1458 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    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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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins plus freezing

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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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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