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Here’s the 2^nd part of the Chocolate Eater Nest Torte recipe which covers instructions on making the moussey torte topping, and the pretty nest-style decoration for the top of the cake.  There’s a lot of work involved overall, but it’s fun, and the result is truly worth it!

Ingredients:

For the torte topping

• 2 tbsp cold water
• 2 tbsp powdered gelatine
• 50g caster sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 200g good dark chocolate, broken into pieces
• 300ml milk
• 300ml whipping cream

For the decoration

• 150g good milk chocolate, roughly sliced
• 1-2 packs of mini chocolate eggs

Preparation Guidelines:

For the torte topping:

1. Dissolve the gelatine in the water and leave to soften.  Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks in a clean bowl, and mix together with the sugar, cornflour and a splash of milk.  Make a custard by heating the remaining milk in a saucepan, bringing it just to the boil, then whisking it in well to the egg yolk mixture, returning it to the saucepan and cooking it gently until thickened, stirring constantly and not overheating.  Remove the custard from the heat and stir in the gelatine, dissolving it. Add the chocolate and let sit until melted in, and then stir well.  Transfer the mix to a bowl, cut and lay a piece of greaseproof paper over the surface to prevent a skin, leave to cool until just starting to thicken, and remove the paper.
2. Whip the cream firm and work into the chocolate mix.  Spoon the mixture on top of the chocolate sponge (part 1), inside the chocolate casing (part 1), levelling the surface, then chill in the fridge for 1-2 hrs until set.  You can then remove the paper strip from around the chocolate casing.

For the decoration:

3. Roughly slice the milk chocolate into long, thin shards.  Scatter them gently in a nest shape on top of the torte and fill the nest with the mini eggs.

Time: 2 hrs plus cooling and chilling time for the whole cake making process, including part 1

Cocoa Treats: 12 servings

Note: For more spring cake ideas, try this Easter cake with orange and marzipan.

Tags: chocolate, Chocolate Easter Nest Torte Part 2, chocolate puddings, cocoa, cocoa treats, cornflour, dark chocolate, desserts, Easter cake, eggs, gelatine, milk, milk chocolate, sugar, whipping cream

This entry was posted on Friday, 6 April, 2012 at 8:21 am by Christina Warren and is filed under Desserts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the feed RSS 2.0. You can leave a comment, or make a trackback from your own blog.