Gluten Free Chocolate Almond Torte

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup almonds

  • 1 box gluten free devil’s food cake

  • 1 cup water

  • 1/2 cup softened butter

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk

  • 2 squares (1 oz each) chopped white chocolate

  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Blend almonds in a blender until ground. Set aside 1/3 of almonds for topping.

  2. Generously grease bottom of 8-9 inch round pan.

  3. In a large bowl, combine ground almonds, cake mix, water, butter, and eggs. Beat ingredients on low speed of electric mixer 30 seconds and then medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour mixture into pan.

  4. Bake 43-48 minutes or until fully cooked through. Let cool for 10 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack.

  5. In small saucepan, heat sweetened condensed milk and white chocolate over medium heat until chocolate melts. Cook and stir over medium-low heat 7-10 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Let cool for 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla.

  6. Cut cooled cake in half, horizontally. Place bottom layer, cut side up, on serving plate. Spread half the white chocolate mixture over the cake. Sprinkle 1/2 chopped almonds. Top with remaining cake half, cut side down. Spread remaining white chocolate mixture over top. Sprinkle remaining almonds . Refrigerate any remaining cake.