Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, double chocolate mint torte. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Double Chocolate Mint Torte is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Double Chocolate Mint Torte is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have double chocolate mint torte using 20 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Double Chocolate Mint Torte:
- Prepare CAKE
- Make ready 1/2 cup cake flour
- Take 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Get 3/4 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
- Make ready 5 large eggs, at room temperature
- Make ready 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- Make ready 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided use
- Get 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Prepare confectionery sugar for dusting
- Prepare WHIPPED CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT GANACHE FILLING
- Make ready 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Get 8 oz semi sweet cbocolate, chopped ( chocolate cnips can be used )
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp pure peppermint extract
- Get GLAZE
- Prepare 8 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- Prepare GARNISH
- Make ready 1/4 cup shaved chocolate mint candy, I used andes mints
- Prepare 1/4 cup chocolate mint sprinkles
- Get fresh whipped cream and strawberries
Steps to make Double Chocolate Mint Torte:
- MAKE WHIPPED PEPPERMINT FILLING, it needs time to chill
- Have chocolate in a large bowl. Heat cream to a simmer either on stovetop or microwave. Pour hot cream over chocolate, let sit one minute than stir until smooth. Cool 5 minutes then stir in peppermint extract. Chill, uncovered until very cold. At least 2 hours or longer
- MAKE CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 15 by 10 inch jelly roll pan with non stick spray. Line pan with parchment paper, spray parchment with non stick spray
- In a bowl, whisk flour, cocoa,powder, baking powder and salt.
- Separate egg yolks and egg whites, yolks in one large bowl whites in another large bowl. Beat the whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks, slowly add 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks form
- Beat egg yolks with remaining 1/2.cup sugar and vanilla until thick and light 2 to 4 minutes. Fold in chocolate/ flour mixture just until combined
- Fold 1/4 egg white mixture into yolk mixture, then fold on remaining being careful not to deflate but mixing thoroughly
- Spread batter evenly Into prepared pan. Bake 12 to 14 minutes until a toothpick comes out just clean
- Cool 2 minutes in pan on wire rack. Meanwhile dust a clean kitchen towel lightly with confectioners sugar. Run a small sharp knife around all edges of cake to release and stuck pieces. Invert cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off parchment and cool completely on wire rack
- When cake is cool.cut into 4 even slices as shown below
- WHIP CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT FILLING AND ASSEMBLE CAKE, beat cold chocolate peppermint cream just until light and fluffy. Place one of the 4 layers of cake on serving platter and frost with 1/3 of the chocolate peppermint filling
- Add a second layer of cake and frost with another 1/3 of the chocolate peppermint filling. Add third layer of cake and frost with remaining frosting. Finally add the forth top layer and make chocolate glaze for this layer
- MAKE GLAZE
- Melt chocolate chips in the microwave just until melted, stir until.smooth an pour over cake top.while warm. Decorate while chocolate is still.warm.with the shaved mint candy and sprinkles so they will stick. Refrigerate to set chocolate topping
- Serve with whipped cream and strawberries
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