Torta Tre MontiHazelnut Wafer Cake

Name: Torta Tre Monti (Hazelnut Wafer Cake)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: San Marino
Ingredients: 240 g Wafer (5 large round sheets); 180 g Hazelnuts (finely ground); 220 g Dark Chocolate (chopped); 80 g Unsalted Butter; 70 g Honey; 2 g Salt

Torta Tre Monti is the wafer-and-hazelnut cake associated with San Marino. The commercial original has a proprietary formula; this is a homemade interpretation with layered wafers, hazelnuts, chocolate, butter, and honey.

Prep

30m

Cook

10m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

525kcal

Calories

Protein

35g

Fat

50g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

Before you start

Ingredients

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Cake

240g
Wafer (5 large round sheets)

Filling

180g
Hazelnuts (finely ground)
220g
Dark Chocolate (chopped)
80g
Unsalted Butter
70g
Honey
2g
Salt

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Method

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5 steps

01
Toast the hazelnuts at 160°C (320°F) until fragrant, then cool completely.
02
Melt the dark chocolate with the unsalted butter and honey over very low heat. Stir in the hazelnuts and salt.
03
Spread a thin, even layer of filling over one wafer sheet and top with another. Repeat to build five wafer layers, pressing gently after each layer.
04
Spread the remaining filling over the top and around the edge.
05
Chill until firm, then cut into narrow wedges with a serrated knife.

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