Chocolate Almond Torte With Strawberry Sauce - 16 servings
1 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup margarine, softened 4 eggs, separated
2 1/4 cups almonds, sliced, blanched 7 oz. unsweetened chocolate
Preheat oven to 300.<P> SAUCE:<BR> 2 cups strawberries,
frozen, unsweetened 1 cup sugar Line the bottom of a 9 inch springform
pan with wax paper; grease paper. With blender, mix sugar and
margarine until fluffy. Add egg yolks. In a food processor,
process almonds and chocolate until finely ground. Stir into
sugar mixture. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites to stiff peaks.
Mix 1/3 whites into batter. Gently fold in remaining whites.
Spread batter into pan, smoothing top. Bake about 1 1/2 hours,
until top springs back. Cool for 10 minutes before releasing.<P>
SAUCE: thaw and puree 2 cups frozen unsweetened strawberries.
In small saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar and puree. Simmer 3 minutes.
Cover and cool. TO SERVE: place sauce on plate. Place torte
on top. Garnish with fresh strawberries. Penina W. Freedenberg,
Rockville, MD
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