Start with a pound cake mix, add a couple of indulgence ingredients, and you’ll end up with this to-die-for cake!
German Chocolate Torte
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 11 hr 18 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 box (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Pound Cake Mix
- 3/4 cup water or milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 packages (4 ounces each) sweet baking chocolate
- 1/4 cup strong coffee
- 2 tablespoons cognac or brandy or 1 teaspoon brandy extract
- 1 1/2 cups whipping (heavy) cream
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
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Step2Beat cake mix, water and eggs in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 3 minutes. Pour into pan.
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Step3Bake 48 to 58 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool 30 minutes. Freeze cake uncovered about 1 hour 30 minutes or until firm.
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Step4Cut cake horizontally into 6 layers. Heat chocolate and coffee over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted. Stir in cognac; cool.
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Step5Beat whipping cream in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream.
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Step6Spread 1/2 cup whipped cream mixture between each cake layer. Frost sides and top of torte with remaining whipped cream mixture. Refrigerate at least 8 hours before serving. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
445
Calories
26 g
Total Fat
4 g
Protein
51 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 445
- Calories from Fat
- 235
- Total Fat
- 26 g
- Saturated Fat
- 15 g
- Cholesterol
- 90 mg
- Sodium
- 180 mg
- Potassium
- 150 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 51 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 4 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
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