Best Chocolate Torte Cake Recipes

SEBASTIANS CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY MOUSSE CAKE TORTE

Steps:

• Devil's Food Cake.
• Method of Preparation.
• Using a stand mixer or a bowl and whisk, mix all the dry ingredients and oil together.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• Add hot coffee or water in 3 stages, mixing well each time, and scraping the bowl each time.
• Pour onto a greased sheet pan and spread evenly.
• Bake at 350 for 12 minutes.
• Tart Raspberry Mouse.
• Method of Preparation.
• Bloom gelatin, and set aside.
• Heat Raspberry Jam in a small sauce pan.
• Add the gelatin to the heated jam.
• Cool on ice.
• Whip Cream and fold into chilled raspberry jam mixture.
• Drunken Raspberries.
• Method of Preparation.
• Place cleaned raspberries in a bowl, pour Chambord over the raspberries and toss in sugar.
• Allow to sit at room temperature.
• Raspberry Garnishes.
• Method of Preparation.
• Melt chocolate and put into a piping bag.
• Pipe into the raspberries and chill.
• Assembly.
• Use 3" ring molds to cut out 20 pieces of cake.
• Place 4 drunken raspberries around the edges of the ring mold, on top of the cake.
• Pipe or pour raspberry mousse into the mold to the top.
• Gently tap the side of the mold with the handle of a wooden spoon to settle the mousse.
• Freeze the cakes for 20 minutes or until set.
• Un-mold and garnish with chocolate filled raspberries.

CHOCOLATE TORTE CAKE

Steps:

• TORTE: Preheat oven to 350°F Grease & flour three 9-inch round baking pans.
• In large mixer bowl, stir together dry ingredients.
• Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water - batter will be thin. Divide batter among prepared pans.
• Back 20 to 25 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans and then remove to wire rack. COOL COMPLETELY.
• Spread filling between layers reserving 1/2 cup for garnish on top. Spread cocoa glaze over top of torte. Refrigerate. Before serving, garnish with reserved filling. Keep refrigerated after serving.
• FILLING: In small mixer bowl, beat whipping cream and icing sugar until stiff.
• Fold in vanilla until evenly blended.
• If desired, fold in mint extract and red food colouring. This makes a nice touch for the Christmas season.
• COCOA GLAZE: In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add cocoa and water, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.
• Remove from heat. Gradually add icing sugar and vanilla, beating with wire whisk until smooth.
• Note: if you only have 2 cake pans, reserve the remaining batter in the refrigerator while the first 2 layers bake.

GRASSHOPPER CHOCOLATE TORTE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare, bake and cool the torte according to the package directions. Once completely cooled, freeze for 30 minutes.
• Using a sharp knife, split the torte in half horizontally and return to the freezer while you make the filling.
• Beat the cream cheese, creme de menthe and creme de cacao in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined and smooth. Beat in the marshmallow creme. Beat the cream in a separate medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture with a spatula until completely combined.
• Spread the filling evenly on the cut side of one of the torte halves and top with the remaining torte half, cut-side down. Refrigerate to chill completely, about 4 hours.
• To serve, remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving and top with the prepared ganache. Cut with a sharp knife and serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE FLOURLESS TORTE / CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In large saucepan, combine chocolate, butter, sugar and cream. Cook and stir until melted. Remove from heat.
• In large bowl lightly beat eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in half of chocolate mixture at a time.
• Pour into a greased 10-inch springform pan.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until evenly puffed and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Cover and chill for 4 hours. Remove side of pan.
• Ganache:.
• Place 12 ounces of chocolate chips in a bowl.
• Heat 1 c cream to boiling.
• Pour cream onto chocolate and stir until chocolate is melted.
• Let cool a bit then pour over torte allowing some to run down the sides.

CHOCOLATE-STRAWBERRY POUND CAKE TORTE

Steps:

• Microwave 2 oz. chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min., stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Blend in melted chocolate. Gently stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP.
• Cut cake into 6 horizontal slices. Place bottom layer, cut side up, on waxed paper-covered baking sheet; spread with about 1 Tbsp. jam, then 3 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture. Repeat all layers 4 times; cover with top cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining COOL WHIP. Transfer to serving plate.
• Refrigerate 2 hours. Melt remaining chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cake. Let stand until chocolate is firm. Garnish with strawberries before serving.

SCHOKOLADEN TORTE (CHOCOLATE CAKE)

Steps:

• Place 9-inch springform pan on sheet of wax paper, use pencil to trace around bottom and cut out with scissors.
• Butter bottom and sides of pan; line bottom of pan with buttered wax paper circle.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift flour and baking powder into small bowl.
• Coarsely grate chocolate on piece of wax paper and transfer to top pan of double boiler.
• Fill bottom pan of double boiler halfway with water; bring to boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat, set pan with grated chocolate on top of other pan, add butter and stir until melted and smooth (7 to 10 minutes).
• Add sugar; stir until melted (2 to 3 minutes).
• Transfer chocolate mixture to large mixing bowl.
• Using an electric mixer or mixing spoon, add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla extract to mixture and mix well.
• Place egg whites to medium mixing bowl, and using clean dry mixer or whisk, beat until stiff.
• Using rubber spatula, fold in egg whites with chocolate mixture; transfer to prepared springform pan.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool torte on wire cake rack; remove sides of pan.
• Place 9-inch lace paper doily on top of cake; sift confectioners' sugar over it; remove doily.
• Pipe whipped cream dollops around edge of cake top and place a hazelnut or berry in each cream dollop.
• Serve with extra whipped cream.