Chocolate Chestnut Torte with Chocolate Cognac Mousse

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
  • 16 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped
  • 6 marrons glacés (candied chestnuts), finely chopped

    • For cake layers
    • 9 oz bottled whole shelled roasted chestnuts (1 1/2 cups)
    • 2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
    • 4 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 3/4 cup sour cream

    For chocolate Cognac mousse
    • 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
    • 8 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped
    • 5 tablespoons Cognac
    • 3/4 cup chilled heavy cream
    • 2 large egg whites
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

    • Garnish:

      Description

      We Liked This Particular Recipe With Lindt Or Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate, Which Is Around 50 Percent Cocoa Solids. We Tested The Ganache...

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