Double Chocolate Mint Torte
Double Chocolate Mint Torte

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, double chocolate mint torte. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Brush red currant jelly mixture over Peppermint extract in the mousse layer? Chopped up pieces of Andes mint candies added to the. This fudgy double chocolate mousse torte topped with sweetened cream and raspberries is decadent, delicious, and surprisingly easy to make!

Double Chocolate Mint Torte is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Double Chocolate Mint Torte is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook double chocolate mint torte using 20 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Double Chocolate Mint Torte:
  1. Make ready CAKE
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup cake flour
  3. Make ready 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  4. Get 3/4 tsp baking powder
  5. Get 1/4 tsp salt
  6. Make ready 5 large eggs, at room temperature
  7. Get 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  8. Take 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided use
  9. Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
  10. Make ready confectionery sugar for dusting
  11. Get WHIPPED CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT GANACHE FILLING
  12. Prepare 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  13. Prepare 8 oz semi sweet cbocolate, chopped ( chocolate cnips can be used )
  14. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp pure peppermint extract
  15. Get GLAZE
  16. Get 8 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
  17. Prepare GARNISH
  18. Get 1/4 cup shaved chocolate mint candy, I used andes mints
  19. Prepare 1/4 cup chocolate mint sprinkles
  20. Get fresh whipped cream and strawberries

In a large bowl, combine Mint Cream Layer ingredients and beat until smooth. Spread over the cooled bottom layer. Refrigerate for at least one hour. Place chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in Drizzle melted chocolate chips onto torte.

Instructions to make Double Chocolate Mint Torte:
  1. MAKE WHIPPED PEPPERMINT FILLING, it needs time to chill
  2. 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
  3. MAKE CAKE
  4. 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
  5. In a bowl, whisk flour, cocoa,powder, baking powder and salt.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Fold 1/4 egg white mixture into yolk mixture, then fold on remaining being careful not to deflate but mixing thoroughly
  9. Spread batter evenly Into prepared pan. Bake 12 to 14 minutes until a toothpick comes out just clean
  10. 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
  11. When cake is cool.cut into 4 even slices as shown below
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. MAKE GLAZE
  15. 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
  16. Serve with whipped cream and strawberries

Top torte with a raspberry or mint leaves. I doubled the chocolate, the eggs, the cream and the sugar but not the butter. I have the feeling that a whole pack of butter it is a lot of butter for the simple recipe. Just a fancy name for a cake with amazing ingredients, that is all. What makes this cake so good that it deserves the name torte?

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