Pumpkin Torte Recipes

VELMA'S PUMPKIN TORTE

Steps:

• Combine crust ingredients; press into a 13x9-in. baking pan. In a bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and cream cheese. Beat until smooth. Spread over crust. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until top appears set. Cool on a wire rack. , Meanwhile, combine the pumpkin, egg yolks, milk, sugar, salt and cinnamon in a saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened; remove from the heat. , Dissolve gelatin in water; add to saucepan. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over cooled torte; chill. Garnish with whipped topping. Torte keeps well for several days in the refrigerator.

PUMPKIN TORTE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs and margarine. Evenly press into prepared pan to form a crust.
• Blend together the cream cheese, eggs and sugar; evenly spread over crust and bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Set aside to cool.
• In a 2 quart saucepan, combine the pumpkin, egg yolks, milk, 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Set aside to cool.
• Combine gelatin and cold water in a small bowl and allow to soften for 5 minutes. Mix in boiling water to dissolve. Stir into the pumpkin mixture.
• In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar; beat until stiff. Fold into pumpkin mixture and pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours, and cut into squares. Top with whipped topping and sprinkle with walnuts.

PUMPKIN TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., Combine cake mix, 1 cup pumpkin, eggs, milk, oil and 1 teaspoon pie spice; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Transfer to prepared pans. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks; cool completely., Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and the remaining pumpkin and pie spice until smooth. Fold in whipped topping., Using a long serrated knife, cut each cake horizontally in half. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with a fourth of the filling. Repeat 3 times. Drizzle with caramel topping; sprinkle with pecans. Store in refrigerator.

PUMPKIN TORTE

Steps:

• Mix crust ingredients until moist, and press*very* gently and evenly into bottom of 9"x13" cake pan.
• Blend'cream cheese mix' ingredients until smooth and free of lumps; I find it easiest to cream the cheese& sugar together, then gradually add the egg.
• Pour over crust, then bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees Farenheit.
• Cool to room temp.
• Combine all'pumpkin mix' ingredients except last three (egg whites, gelatin and 1/4 cup sugar); cook on stovetop until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Dissolve gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water; add to pumpkin mixture.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Whip the egg whites, gradually adding 1/4 cup sugar, until stiff.
• Gently fold into pumpkin mixture.
• Fill cake pan with pumpkin mixture; chill and serve with whipped cream.

EASY PUMPKIN TORTE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine crust ingredients.
• press into a 13" x 9" pan.
• Beat chrem cheese and sugar together.
• Add eggs and beat again.
• pour cream cheese layer over crust
• bake at 350 degrees.
• for 20 minutes.
• cool.
• mix pudding,.
• milk,.
• pumpkin,
• and cinnamon together.
• add 1 (8oz) cool whip.
• put on top of baked layer.
• top with remaining 8 oz of cool whip.
• Refridgerate.

PUMPKIN FUDGE TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8-inch springform pan.
• Place a small saucepan over medium-low heat, then add butter. Let heat, stirring with a spoon once or twice, until butter melts. Turn off the heat.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, cocoa and salt. Pour melted butter into the cocoa mixture and whisk until smooth. Let mixture cool until lukewarm, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk pumpkin purée into the cooled cocoa mixture, then whisk in the eggs, one at a time. Whisk in flour until smooth and silky looking.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Bake until the top of the cake is firm and doesn't wiggle if you shake the pan, 30 to 40 minutes. Using oven mitts, transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely, at least 2 hours.
• Make the cream: In a large mixing bowl using electric beaters or an electric mixer fitted with the whisk, beat the cream and 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar until thick and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Store whipped cream in the fridge for up to 6 hours if not using immediately.
• Just before serving, in a small bowl, vigorously whisk the remaining 3 tablespoons/25 grams confectioners' sugar, pumpkin and vanilla until the mixture is smooth and no white lumps of sugar remain, about 1 minute. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the pumpkin mixture into the whipped cream until very streaky.
• Run a small offset metal spatula or butter knife around the inner edges of the cake pan, then release the sides of the cake pan and remove them. Place the torte, still on the bottom of the pan, onto a platter. Dollop the pumpkin-streaked whipped cream on top and sprinkle lightly with pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon.

PUMPKIN TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large mixing bowl, beat eggs; add remaining ingredients except Nut Topping. Mix well. Pour into lightly greased 9-inch spring form pan.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool thoroughly; remove side of pan. Sprinkle with Nut Topping. Refrigerate leftovers.
• Nut Topping: In heavy skillet, brown 1/2 cup chopped almonds, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine.