Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 oz Whole hazelnuts (1), roasted
-- and chopped
4 oz Caster sugar
4 oz Butter
5 Eggs, separated
4 oz Chocolate, grated (use the
-- best-quality chocolate
-- you can find !!)
4 oz Whole hazelnuts (2), roasted
-- ground finely but still
-- crunchy

-------------------------DECORATION------------------------------
1/3 qt Double cream, lightly
-- whipped

Butter a bowl and line with the roasted and chopped nuts (1). Mix
caster sugar and butter, add egg yolks slowly. Add grated chocolate
and ground nuts (2). Beat egg whites until stiff and gently fold into
mixture. Turn into the lined bowl. Cover with a double layer of
greaseproof paper with a folded pleat down the centre and tie firmly
with string. A double strip of kitchen foil laid under the bowl and
projecting up the sides will make lifting it out easier. Place bowl
in a large saucepan 3/4 full of water and steam for 2 hours.
Carefully turn out on to a serving plate. Just before serving, pour
over some of the lightly whipped cream. Serve the remaining cream
separately.

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