Festive Chocolate Torte Recipes

CHOCOLATE TORTE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla. Whisk cocoa and water until smooth. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa mixture. Beat until smooth. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks., In a bowl, beat cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla on high speed until soft peaks form. Chill until firm., In a saucepan, melt chips and butter over medium heat; stir in cream. Remove from the heat; stir in confectioners' sugar. Chill for at least 1 hour or until completely cooled. Beat with electric mixer to achieve spreadable consistency. , Spread half of the filling over one cake layer; top with second layer and remaining filling. Top with third layer; frost top and sides of cake. Chill for 2 hours before cutting.

FESTIVE CHOCOLATE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, chocolate and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add combined flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition. Pour into greased wax paper-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• Bake 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Run knife or metal spatula around pan to loosen sides; invert onto wire rack. Carefully remove wax paper; cool completely. Cut cake crosswise into 3 (10x5-inch) rectangles.
• Frost 2 of the cake layers with half of the whipped topping; stack on serving plate. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread top of cake with pie filling. Frost sides of cake with remaining whipped topping. Store in refrigerator.

FESTIVE CHOCO-BANANA TORTE

Steps:

• Arrange 24 wafers, flat-sides down, on bottom of parchment-lined 9-inch springform pan.
• Reserve 1/2 oz. chocolate. Microwave remaining chocolate, 1 cup marshmallows and 1/2 cup milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until smooth. Pour over wafers in pan.
• Stand remaining wafers, rounded-sides out, around edge of pan, pressing slightly into chocolate to secure; top with bananas.
• Beat pudding mix and remaining milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1 cup whipped topping and remaining marshmallows; spread over bananas. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
• Run knife under warm running water; use to loosen dessert from rim of pan. Remove rim. Cut reserved chocolate piece into shavings. Top torte with remaining whipped topping, chocolate shavings and strawberry.