Chocolate Bavarian Torte Recipe

Chocolate Bavarian Torte Recipe
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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.

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  • 12 Servings
  • 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 heavy whipping cream, whipped
  • 2 tablespoons grated semisweet chocolate

Directions

  • Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two 9-in. round baking pans. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Fold in cream.
  • Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with a fourth of the cream mixture. Sprinkle with a fourth of the chocolate. Repeat layers three times. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Yield: 12 servings.

Chocolate Bavarian Torte published in Taste of Home February/March 1996, p67

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Chocolate Bavarian Torte Recipe

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Reviewed on Aug. 03, 2008 by unicornpc

We enjoyed this torte very much. For those of you who can remember the taste of the small hot dog shaped cake with a cream filling called a Devel Dog, then this will bring back memories.

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