Chocolate Sour Cream Torte

Name: Chocolate Sour Cream Torte
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 29 grams baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 57 grams bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 2 eggs; 245 milliliters fat-free milk; 188 grams all-purpose flour; 227 grams cup reduced-fat sour cream; 61 milliliters plain yogurt; 1 teaspoons salt; 51 grams shortening; 133 grams sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 340 grams carton frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed

Chocolate Sour Cream Torte is a dessert that serves 16. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 211 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires yogurt, shortening, milk, and bittersweet chocolate. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Blueberry Sour Cream Torte, Blueberry Sour Cream Torte, and Chocolate Cream Torte.

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat shortening and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes.

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Shortening

Sugar

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Bowl

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in chocolate and vanilla.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Egg

Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

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Baking Soda

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Combine the sour cream, milk and yogurt; add to the shortening mixture alternately with dry ingredients, beating well after each addition.

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Shortening

Sour Cream

Yogurt

Milk

Line two 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper; coat pans with cooking spray and sprinkle with flour.

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Cooking Spray

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Pan

Add the batter.

Bake at 350° for 18-22 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 frosting, in a large bowl, combine sour cream and sugar. Fold in whipped topping.

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Whipped Topping

Sour Cream

Frosting

Sugar

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Bowl

Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with a third of the frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving.

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Frosting