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Chocolate Mocha Torte
Chocolate Mocha Torte
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Cakes, Desserts
Ingredients List
- Cocoa
- 1 pk Devil's food cake mix with
- -pudding
- 1 3/4 c Water
- 2 lg Eggs
- 1/2 c (3 ounces) semisweet
- -chocolate morsels
- 2 ts Instant coffee granules
- 1/2 c Plain yogurt
- 1/2 c Cottage cheese
- 1 tb Vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar
- 3 tb Grated semisweet chocolate
Directions
GARNISH
Fresh strawberry halves
Grease 2 (9-inch) round cakepans; dust lightly with cocoa. Beat cake mix, 1
3/4 cups water, and eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer 30 seconds;
beat 2 minutes at high speed. Pour into prepared cakepans. Bake at 350ø for
25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool on wire
racks. Slice each cake layer in half horizontally. (Keep layers covered to
prevent drying.)
Cook chocolate morsels and coffee granules in a heavy saucepan over low
heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Process yogurt, cottage cheese,
and vanilla in a blender until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides.
Gradually add chocolate mixture, processing until blended; chill.
Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with one-third of chocolate
mixture. Repeat procedure twice; top with remaining cake layer. Cover and
chill at least 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Sprinkle grated
chocolate over top in a checkerboard design. Garnish, if desired. MEXICAN
CHOCOLATE SAUCE
Fresh strawberry halves
Grease 2 (9-inch) round cakepans; dust lightly with cocoa. Beat cake mix, 1
3/4 cups water, and eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer 30 seconds;
beat 2 minutes at high speed. Pour into prepared cakepans. Bake at 350ø for
25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool on wire
racks. Slice each cake layer in half horizontally. (Keep layers covered to
prevent drying.)
Cook chocolate morsels and coffee granules in a heavy saucepan over low
heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Process yogurt, cottage cheese,
and vanilla in a blender until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides.
Gradually add chocolate mixture, processing until blended; chill.
Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with one-third of chocolate
mixture. Repeat procedure twice; top with remaining cake layer. Cover and
chill at least 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Sprinkle grated
chocolate over top in a checkerboard design. Garnish, if desired. MEXICAN
CHOCOLATE SAUCE
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