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Walnut-Blackberry Torte with Mocha Buttercream Recipe

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Walnut-Blackberry Torte with Mocha Buttercream
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
523
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups walnuts (6 oz)
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp unflavored gelatin ( less than 1 envelope)
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 3/4 cup strained blackberry preserves (from 1 cup with seeds)
  • mocha buttercream

Directions:

  1. Make cake layers: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 15- by 10- by 1-inch baking pan and line bottom with wax or parchment paper. Butter paper.
  2. Pulse walnuts in a food processor until finely chopped (do not allow to become a paste) and stir together with flour in a bowl.
  3. Beat together butter and 1/3 cup sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Stir in nut mixture by hand.
  4. Beat egg whites with salt with cleaned beaters in another bowl at medium speed until they hold soft peaks. Add remaining 1/3 cup sugar and beat at high speed until whites just hold stiff peaks. Stir one fourth of whites into batter to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly.
  5. Spread batter evenly in baking pan, smoothing top. Bake in middle of oven until center is set and top is pale golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack. Cover cake with an inverted baking sheet, then invert cake onto it and remove paper.
  6. Reinvert cake onto a cutting board. Trim about 1/4 inch from each side of cake with a sharp knife, then cut cake crosswise into 4 equal rectangles (each about 9 by 3 1/2 inches). Line baking sheet with wax or parchment paper and transfer cake to baking sheet, arranging layers side by side, touching.
  7. Make jam filling: Sprinkle gelatin over water in a small bowl and let stand 1 minute to soften. Heat strained preserves in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until warm, then add gelatin mixture and stir until dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and set in a larger bowl of ice water. Cool, stirring occasionally, until cold, 5 to 10 minutes.
  8. Spread jam evenly over cake layers and chill until set, about 1 hour.
  9. Assemble cake: Reserve the nicest-looking cake layer for top. Put 1 cake layer, jam side up, on a cake platter and spread with 1/3 cup buttercream. Top with second cake layer, jam side up, and spread with 1/3 cup buttercream. Top with third layer, jam side up, and spread with 1/3 cup buttercream. Top with reserved cake layer, jam side up. Frost sides of cake with about 1 cup buttercream. Transfer remaining buttercream to pastry bag and pipe a decorative border around top edge of cake.
  10. Cooks' notes: Cake layers spread with jam can be made 1 day ahead of assembling and chilled, loosely covered with plastic wrap(use toothpicks to hold wrap away from jam).
  11. Cake may be assembled 1 day ahead and chilled in a cake keeper or loosely covered with plastic wrap(use toothpicks to hold wrap away from frosting). Bring to room temperature before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 522.86 Kcal (2189 kJ)
Calories from fat 353.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.33g 61%
Cholesterol 200.51mg 67%
Sodium 275.26mg 11%
Potassium 176.3mg 4%
Total Carbs 36.02g 12%
Sugars 23.62g 94%
Dietary Fiber 1.64g 7%
Protein 10.8g 22%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 42mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 388.22 Kcal (1625 kJ)
Calories from fat 262.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.2g 61%
Cholesterol 148.87mg 67%
Sodium 204.38mg 11%
Potassium 130.9mg 4%
Total Carbs 26.75g 12%
Sugars 17.54g 94%
Dietary Fiber 1.22g 7%
Protein 8.02g 22%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 1.1mg 8%
Calcium 31.2mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.4
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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