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Making a Chocolate Orange Torta

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Asked on 27 Nov 2020 by Pam60

I love the Derek Fuller Truffle Torte in Delias Christmas book but not everyone in my family likes the rum and amaretti. If I change the alcohol to Grand Marnier can you suggest an alternative crumb

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Lindsey, Food Editor replied

Hello,

I think I would do 60ml  Grand Marnier and 40ml orange juice and make these biscuits to crush for the base (then to be top!), with or without the chopped chocolate.

Best wishes

Lindsey

NB – for anyone reading this that doesn’t know Delia says in her book…

“I have to confess I have never liked measuring spoon sets because

  1. they vary, and b) I’ve always thought they were a bit mean.
  2. So, I use conventional, old-fashioned teaspoons (5ml), dessertspoons (10ml) and tablespoons (20ml).”

This means that when you follow a Delia recipe you should use a 20ml spoon for a tablespoon or 2 dessertspoons per tablespoon will be the equivalent.

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Pam60 replied

Thank you I’ll give that a go.

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