No-Bake Chocolate Torte Recipe

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Here's a delightful dessert that only looks like you fussed all day. With its attractive appearance and wonderful taste, no one will know that you saved time by spreading an easy-to-prepare frosting on a store-bought pound cake.

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No-Bake Chocolate Torte Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4-6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 frozen pound cake (10-3/4 ounces), thawed
2 cups heavy whipping cream
6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted, optional

Directions

Slice pound cake lengthwise into three layers and set aside. In a large bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and cocoa; beat until stiff peaks form. Stir in extract.
Place one layer of cake on a serving platter; top with 1 cup of the frosting. Repeat layers. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting. Garnish with almonds if desired. Chill at least 15 minutes. Refrigerate any leftovers. Yield: 4-6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 511 calories, 38 g fat (23 g saturated fat), 181 mg cholesterol, 215 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as No-Bake Chocolate Torte in Taste of Home Meals in Minutes Calendar Annual 1996, p7