Title: Banana and Chocolate Torte
Categories: Cake Dessert
Yield: 8 Servings

		Cake:
1/2	c	Dry bread crumbs
1/2	c	Finely ground walnuts
1	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Baking soda
6		Separated eggs
	pn	Salt
3	tb	Unsweetened cocoa
1/2	c	Mashed ripe banana
1	c	Sugar
2	ts	Grated lemon zest
		Icing:
6	oz	Bittersweet chopped
		Chocolate
1/2	c	Heavy cream
		Topping:
1	lg	Sliced banana
1/2	c	Heated apricot jam

For the cake: preheat oven to 375. Grease a 10 inch round cake pan. Combine bread crumbs, walnuts, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl and set aside. With electric mixer, beat egg yolks 1 minute. Gradually add sugar, beating on high, until thick and pale in color, about 5 minutes. On low speed, add cocoa and banana. Add breadcrumb mixture and lemon zest. Beat just until blended and set aside. In a large bowl, beat egg whites with salt until stiff but not dry. Fold 1/3 of egg whites into banana mixture. Gradually fold banana mixture into remaining whites until no whites show. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes or until torte starts to come away from sides of pan. Cool on rack 5 minutes and invert cake onto rack and remove from pan. Icing: combine chocolate and cream in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until mixture is smooth. Ice cooled cake and let drizzle down sides. Topping: place banana slices on top of cake. Spread heated jam over cake.

Recipe By : THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW#DS3061

From: Meg Antczak Date: 05-23-96 (12:40) Online Connections (410) National C

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