Quick Coffee Torte Recipe

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This dessert completes the meal. It really hits the spot.—Karen Gardiner, Eutaw, Alabama

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Quick Coffee Torte Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
1-1/2 teaspoons butter
1/8 teaspoon rum extract
1 frozen pound cake (10-3/4 ounces), thawed
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
Grated chocolate, optional

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, water and coffee. Bring to a boil; cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and rum extract. Cool slightly.
Split cake into three horizontal layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate. Brush with about 1 tablespoon coffee mixture; spread with 1 cup whipped topping. Repeat layers. Brush remaining coffee mixture over cut side of remaining cake layer; place coffee side down over topping. Spread remaining whipped topping over top of torte. Garnish with grated chocolate if desired. Chill until serving. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 254 calories, 12 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 146 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Quick Coffee Torte in Quick Cooking November/December 2003, p20