Double Chocolate Mint Torte
Double Chocolate Mint Torte

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, double chocolate mint torte. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Double Chocolate Mint Torte is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Double Chocolate Mint Torte is something that I have loved my entire life.

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

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