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elegant chocolate torte

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Private Recipe by
Chrystal Cackler
Huntsville, AL

From a Hershey's cookbook.

yield 10 -12
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For elegant chocolate torte

  • 6
    eggs, room temperature
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 c
    butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • peanut butter cream filling (below)
  • 6 Tbsp
    strained apricot preserves
  • sliced peaches, brushed with lemon juice
  • sliced peeled kiwi fruit
  • fresh strawberries
  • FOR PEANUT BUTTER CREAM FILLING
  • 1 1/2 c
    miniature marshmallows
  • 1 c
    peanut butter chips
  • 1/3 c
    milk
  • 1 c
    heavy or whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make elegant chocolate torte

  • 1
    Beat eggs in large mixer bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar; continue beating until thick and lemon colored, about 5 minutes. Blend in vanilla. Thoroughly combine flour and cocoa; gradually fold into egg mixture with rubber scraper. Fold in slightly cooled butter with rubber scraper until well blended.
  • 2
    Divide batter evenly between three greased and floured 8 inch layer pans. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, prepare Peanut Butter Cream Filling: Place marshmallows, peanut butter chips, and milk in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. Stir until marshmallows and chips are melted and mixture is smooth; cool to lukewarm. Whip cream in chilled bowl until stiff; fold in vanilla and lukewarm peanut butter mixture. Chill thoroughly.
  • 4
    Spread top surface of each layer with 2 tablespoons apricot preserves. Place on cake layer, apricot side up, on serving plate. Spread a third of the Peanut Butter Cream Filling over preserves. Set second layer, apricot side up, on top of the first layer; spread with a third of the filling. Top with third layer; spread top with remaining filling. Refrigerate until serving time. Just before serving, arrange fruits decoratively on top and around base of cake.
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