Recipe - Black Chocolate Torte

CAKE
2 One half cup Cake flour
2 Three fourths cup Confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 One half teaspoon Baking powder
Three fourths cup Butter
4 ounce Unsweetened chocolate;
melted and cooled
=or; (1 c. cocoa plus 4
; tbsp. shortening)
1 One fourth cup Water
1 teaspoon Vanilla
4 Eggs
1 teaspoon Creme de cacao or any
chocolate liqueur

CHOCOLATE FILLING
1 100 gram bar sweet chocolate
20 Pieces chocolate caramel
candies; melted
Three fourths cup Butter; creamed
One half cup Plus 2 tbsp. confectioners'
sugar
One half cup Chopped cashew nuts or
chopped almonds

CREME FILLING
1 cup Butter
1 One half cup Confectioners' sugar
1 cup Milk
3 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 tablespoon Creme de cacao or any
chocolate liqueur
One half cup Chopped cashew nuts or
chopped almonds

CRUST
One half cup Butter
One half cup Sugar
1 One fourth cup All purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon Salt

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line four 8inch round layer pans.
Set aside.

Put first eight ingredients in a bowl. Beat with mixer for three
minutes. Add eggs, and creme de cacao and beat for three more
minutes. Pour into pans and bake for 1015 mins. Cool slightly, then
remove from pan. Cool on wire rack.

Prepare Chocolate Filling: Melt chocolate bar and chocolate caramel
candies in a double boiler; cool and blend into creamed butter. Add
confectioners' sugar and stir in nuts. Set aside.

Prepare Cream Filling: Cream butter and sugar; add milk gradually,
beating continuously until smooth and thick. Beat in Liqueur and
lemon juice. Fold in cashew nuts. Set aside.

Prepare crust: Cream and blend all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Press into an 8inch round layer pan, bake for 1015 minutes or until
golden brown.

To Assemble: Place crust on a serving platter; top with cake layer.
Spread half of the chocolate filling. Top with another cake and
spread half of the cream filling. Repeat with another cake layer and
spread remaining chocolate filling. Top with last cake layer and
spread the remaining cream filling. Decorate with cherries ore
chocolate kisses.

Serves: 1012

Per serving: 3999 Calories; 252g Fat (54% calories from fat); 68g
Protein; 424g Carbohydrate; 1192mg Cholesterol; 4091mg Sodium

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