Great British Bake Off Challenge - Week 4

White Chocolate Sacher Torte

I know it should be Week 3.... But I never got around to making my treacle tart, but I have made my torte, american pie and sponge puddings!

I used Mary Berry's Sacher Torte recipe, and just replaced the chocolate with white chocolate :)

Ingredients

• 140g white chocolate
• 140g unsalted butter
• 115g caster sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 5 free-range eggs, separated
• 85g/3oz ground almonds
• 55g/2oz plain flour, sieved

For the topping and the icing

• 6 tbsp apricot jam, sieved
• 140g/5oz white chocolate
• 200ml/7fl oz double cream
• 25g/1oz milk chocolate

What to do...

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease a deep 23cm/9in round cake tin then line the base with greaseproof paper.
2. Melt the chocolate. Cream butter and sugar.  Add the cooled chocolate and the vanilla extract and beat again. Add the egg yolks, then fold in the ground almonds and flour
3. Whisk the egg whites, then fold in chocolate mixture. Pour into tin.
4. Bake in the oven for about 45-50 minutes, then cool.
5. To make the topping, heat the apricot jam in a small pan and then brush onto cake.
6. Heat the cream, then remove from heat and add the chocolate.  Mix until melted.  Wait for AGES until it is really thick, then pour onto cake.  (Don't get impatient like I did!)

Obviously this is the concise method.  If you want all the hints and tips, check out the full recipe.