Honeycomb and Pistachio Torte

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 10mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    10
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    655
based on 5 ratings

A rich dark chocolate torte with a crunchy pistachio honeycomb topping.

recipe updated 9 Oct. 2025

Ingredients

  • Pistachios icon
    Pistachios
    50 g
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    125 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    50 g
  • Dark chocolate icon
    Dark chocolate
    300 g
  • Pistachios icon
    Pistachios
    20 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    200 g
  • Golden syrup icon
    Golden syrup
    100 g
  • Bicarbonate of soda icon
    Bicarbonate of soda
    2 teaspoons
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    250 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    1
  • Honey icon
    Honey
    2 tablespoons
  • Thickened cream icon
    Thickened cream
    300 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Loaf pan - 9"
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Work surface
  • kCook icon Lightly floured surface
  • kCook icon Tart pan - 9.5 x 1"

Step preview

  1. Line a clean loaf pan with parchment paper
  2. Lightly oil a heatproof silicone spatula
  3. Attach the Stir Tool and Whisk
  4. Add caster sugar and golden syrup to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  5. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  6. Cook until combined - 5 min, 180°C, Speed Min
  7. Then add bicarbonate of soda and pistachios to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  8. Mix with splashguard fitted - 20 sec, Stir 1
  9. Quickly but carefully, use the heatproof silicone spatula to scrape the mixture into the tin
  10. Let cool until set
  11. Clean Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  12. Add butter, plain flour and salt to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  13. Attach the K-Beater
  14. Mix with splashguard fitted - 1 min, Speed 1
  15. Mix with splashguard fitted until crumbs form - 1 min, Speed 2
  16. Then add egg yolk and water to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  17. Mix with splashguard fitted - 1 min, Speed 1
  18. Transfer pastry to work surface
  19. Form into a ball and press down
  20. Wrap with plastic wrap
  21. Chill in fridge - 30 min
  22. Place pastry on lightly floured surface
  23. Roll out into a circle until 2mm thick
  24. Transfer pastry to tart pan
  25. Line the tart pan with the pastry until covered and trim the edges
  26. Prick the base with a fork
  27. Chill in fridge - 15 min
  28. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  29. Remove the pastry from the fridge
  30. Line with parchment paper and fill with baking beans
  31. Bake - 10 min, 180°C
  32. Remove from oven
  33. Carefully remove the baking beans and paper
  34. Bake - 5 min, 180°C
  35. Remove from oven and let cool
  36. Reduce the oven temperature to 120ºC
  37. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  38. Attach the Creaming Beater
  39. Add dark chocolate, honey and thickened cream to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  40. Mix with splashguard fitted - 10 min, 60°C, Stir 1
  41. Add egg to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl bit by bit while machine is running
  42. Place the tart case onto a baking tray
  43. Transfer content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl to tart pan
  44. Bake until set - 20 min, 120°C
  45. Turn off the oven and leave the tart in the oven to cool
  46. Carefully remove the tart from the pan and place onto a serving plate
  47. Break the honeycomb into shards and decorate the tart
  48. Sprinkle with pistachios
  49. Serve
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