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DoodlebearsThis chocolate torte is delicious.
3 oz (75 grm) Amaretti biscuits, crushed finely with a rolling pin
1 lb (450 grm) dark chocolate (75 per cent cocoa solids) – the best quality possible
5 tablespoons liquid glucose (buy this from the local chemist, you may have to ask for it!)
5 tablespoons rum
1 pint (570 ml) double cream, at room temperature
To serve:
cocoa powder for dusting
chilled single pouring cream
You will also need a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin, lined with a circle of silicone paper (baking parchment), and the base and sides lightly brushed with groundnut oil.
Start off by sprinkling the crushed biscuits all over the base of the tin. Next, break the chocolate into sections and put them in a heatproof bowl together with the liquid glucose and the rum. Fit the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, then leave it until the chocolate has melted and become quite smooth. Stir, then take off the heat and leave the mixture to cool for 5 minutes or so until it feels just warm.
Now, in a separate bowl, beat the cream until only very slightly thickened. Fold half into the chocolate mixture and then fold that mixture into the rest of the cream. When it is smoothly blended, spoon it into the prepared tin. Tap the tin gently to even the mixture out, cover with clingfilm and chill overnight.
Just before serving, run a palette knife round the edge to loosen the torte, then give it a good shake and turn the whole thing out on to a serving plate (don't be nervous about this – it's very well behaved). To serve, dust the surface with sifted cocoa powder and, if you like, mark the top into serving sections. Have some chilled pouring cream to go with it; if you have any, a couple of tablespoons of amaretto liqueur makes a wonderful addition to the cream.
This recipe is taken from Delia Smith's Christmas and The Delia Collection: Chocolate.
Enjoy!
Hugs Jane. 
BrisbaneThis sound yummy Jane I will definitely be trying it...can someone tell me what Amaretti biscuits are though?? :doh:
Can I get them over here or change them with something else?
QueenslandOhhhhh thats making drool and so easy to make thank you will make one for christmas..............
Take Care
Be Safe
Debbie 
Yummy!!! That's giving me chocolate fits just reading the recipe! 
