Chocolate Mocha Torte

Name: Chocolate Mocha Torte
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking cocoa; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 57 grams butter, softened; 240 milliliters buttermilk; 450 grams confectioners sugar, divided; 2 eggs; 2 Tbsps evaporated milk; 5 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons instant coffee granules; 244 milliliters milk; 1 halve Pecan , optional; 109 grams chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 103 grams shortening; 200 grams sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp boiling water

Chocolate Mocha Torte might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 326 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. This recipe from Taste of Home requires sugar, flour, pecans, and shortening. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

For cake, make a paste of cocoa and water; cool and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Cocoa Powder

Cream

Sugar

Water

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Bowl

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Blend in cocoa mixture.

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Vanilla

Cocoa Powder

Egg

Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans.

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

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Toothpicks

Oven

For filling, in a saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over low heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat; cool.

Meanwhile, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Dissolve coffee in water; add to creamed mixture along with cocoa, vanilla and cooled milk mixture. Beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Fold in nuts.

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Vanilla

Butter

Coffee

Cocoa Powder

Cream

Sugar

Water

Milk

Nuts

Cut each cake into two horizontal layers.

Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with a third of the filling. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cake layer.

For frosting, in a large bowl, cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy.

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Shortening

Frosting

Butter

Cream

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Add the milk, water, vanilla, salt and half of the confectioners' sugar; mix well. Beat in the remaining confectioners' sugar until smooth and fluffy.

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Powdered Sugar