Chocolate Poppy Seed Torte Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 6 , separated | |
| Bread crumbs | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Semi-sweet chocolate | 1/4 pound, melted | |
| Poppy seeds | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Apricot jam | ||
Directions
Cream butter and sugar.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Beat yolks until thick and lemon-colored.
Add yolks to butter-sugar mixture.
Add crumbs.
Fold in chocolate.
Fold in poppy seeds and then egg whites.
Pour into 2 paper-lined, buttered 9x1 1/2-inch round pans, and bake at 325° for about 20 minutes.
Cool on racks.
Put layers together with apricot jam.
Top with following chocolate glaze.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Beat yolks until thick and lemon-colored.
Add yolks to butter-sugar mixture.
Add crumbs.
Fold in chocolate.
Fold in poppy seeds and then egg whites.
Pour into 2 paper-lined, buttered 9x1 1/2-inch round pans, and bake at 325° for about 20 minutes.
Cool on racks.
Put layers together with apricot jam.
Top with following chocolate glaze.
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