Chocolate Bavarian Torte
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"Whenever I take this torte to a potluck, I get so many requests for the recipe," notes Edith Holmstrom of Madison, Wisconsin.
SERVINGS: 12
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 30 min. + cooling
Ingredients:
- 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) devil's food cake mix
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups whipping cream, whipped
- 2 tablespoons grated semisweet chocolate
Directions:
Mix and bake cake according to package directions, using two 9-in. baking pans. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and salt until fluffy. Fold in cream. Split each cake into two horizontal layers; place one on a serving plate. Spread with a fourth of the cream mixture. Sprinkle with a fourth of the cream mixture. Sprinkle with a fourth of the chocolate. repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Yield: 12 servings.