Layered Chocolate Cheese Torte Recipe
Layered Chocolate Cheese Torte is an exquisite dessert that is great to your tastebuds and holds a wonderful visual appeal. Try this yummy Layered Chocolate Cheese Torte!
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
Sugar
Water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 medium-sized lemon
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
Chocolate Wedges for garnish
1 square semisweet chocolate, grated
6 large strawberries for garnish
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat first 6 ingredients, 1 egg, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup water until mixed. Increase speed to high; beat 2 minutes. Pour batter into greased 9" by 3" springform pan; bake 25 to 30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack.
2. In saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup water; let stand 1 minute. Over low heat, cook until gelatin completely dissolves, stirring.
3. Separate remaining 2 eggs. From lemon, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1 1/2 tea spoons juice. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat cheese, lemon juice, egg yolks, and 1/2 cup sugar; beat in gelatin mixture.
4. In small bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold whites and lemon peel into cream-cheese mixture; pour into pan over cake. Cover; refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
5. Prepare Chocolate Wedges; cut into 12 wedges.
2. In saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup water; let stand 1 minute. Over low heat, cook until gelatin completely dissolves, stirring.
3. Separate remaining 2 eggs. From lemon, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1 1/2 tea spoons juice. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat cheese, lemon juice, egg yolks, and 1/2 cup sugar; beat in gelatin mixture.
4. In small bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold whites and lemon peel into cream-cheese mixture; pour into pan over cake. Cover; refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
5. Prepare Chocolate Wedges; cut into 12 wedges.