Strawberry Slices & Chocolate Torte
Ingredients - Serves up to 10
125g cooking chocolate, good quality
(min. 70% cocoa)
90g butter
40g light brown sugar
100g ground almonds
3 eggs separated
1 kg strawberries (Small punnet at Garsons PYO)
Cocoa powder, optional.
Pre-heat oven to 175 °C
Cooking Instructions
CHOCOLATE TORTE
1. Melt the chocolate and butter over a low heat, stirring until smooth.
2. Combine the melted chocolate and egg yolks with ground almonds and sugar;
the mixture will be luxuriously thick and sticky.
3. Whisk egg whites until stiff.
4. Stir 3 tablespoons of egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then gradually fold
in the remainder.
5. Line an 18cm (7inch) sponge tin. Pour mixture into tin.
6. Bake for 25 minutes at 175 °C.
SAUCE Wash and slice the strawberries, puree adding a little sugar to taste.
SERVE Dust a slice of Chocolate Torte with cocoa powder, serve with sliced strawberries
and a drizzle of puree.
QUICK DESSERT IDEA
Visit Garsons Farm Shop to purchase Lavender Syrup by Atkins and Potts. Pour
generously over sliced strawberries, add fresh, torn mint leaves. For the flavours
to infuse leave to stand for 30 minutes.
Serve with Meringues and Ice Cream, exquisite!
STRAWBERRY SEASON
Garsons Pick Your Own Farm grows the following strawberry varieties: Elsanta, Symphony,
Everest, Elan, Milan and Flamenco. This enables a picking season lasting from early June
to October.
All items are subject to availability © Garsons 2007,
Winterdown Road, West End, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8LS