Mexican Cocoa Torte Recipes

MEXICAN TACO TORTE

Steps:

• Prepare 8 inch springform pan by greasing well.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In large skillet cook pork and beef mixture.
• Remove meat and saute peppers, onions and garlic in same pan.
• In bottom of springform pan, layer tortilla, refried beands, meat mixture, green chilies, and sweet pepper and onion mixture.
• Top with cheese.
• Repeat layers until pan is full, ending with tortilla and cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes, loosen edges around pan and remove tart.
• Slice and serve topped with a dollop of sourcream.

CREME DE COCOA TORTE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Mix cake and pudding mixes together and sift into large bowl.
• Add sour cream, eggs, water and oil and beat on low speed until moistened, then at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Divide batter evenly into 2-9 inch pans.
• Bake at 325 degree oven for 33-37 minutes.
• Insert toothpick into center to check to see if done and adjust time accordingly.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Raspberry Sauce:.
• Place raspberries in blender and process until smooth.
• Add powdered sugar, Grand Marnier and orange juice concentrate and process until blended.
• Pour through wire mesh strainer lined with cheese cloth.
• Press with back of spoon against sides of thestrainer to squeeze out liquid.
• Discard seeds.
• Creme de Cocoa Filling:.
• Refrigerate bowl and beaters before mixing heavy cream (I usually put them in the fridge after putting the cake in the oven).
• Beat cream, cocoa and creme de cocoa on high speed until stiff peaks form (do NOT over beat).
• Keep in refrigerater until ready to assemble cake.
• Topping:.
• Place chocolate bar, whipping cream, butter and creme de cocoa in small sauce pan together and melt stilrring constantly.
• Let stand until almost at room temperature.
• Assembling:.
• Using thread, cut each cooled cake layer into half, forming 4 thin cake layers.
• Place first cake layer, cut side up, onto cake plate.
• Spread half of creme de cocoa filling onto first cake layer.
• Top with other half of cake, cut side up.
• Pour Raspberry sauce over second layer and let soak in a minute.
• Top with next cake layer, cut side down.
• Spread the rest of the creme de cocoa filling onto third layer and top with the fourth cake layer, cut side down.
• Pour room temp topping over cake and let run down sides.
• Keep refrigerated until ready to serve and if there are any leftovers.
• My friend tops with chocolate leaves but I have never tried.
• Cut into very thin slices!

SPICY MEXICAN TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9 inch pie plate.
• In a large skillet cook pork sausage, garlic, and green chilies, breaking up sausage into small pieces.
• In the bottom of the pie plate, layer two tortillas, 1/2 each of refried beans, sausage mixture, banana peppers, red peppers, and cheese. Repeat layers ending in tortillas and then cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Slice into pieces.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter an 8 1/2-inch springform pan and line it with a round of wax paper. Butter the paper and dust the pan with flour, knocking out the excess. In a food processor blend together the almonds, the brown sugar, the cinnamon, and the salt until the almonds are ground fine, add the chocolate, and blend the mixture until the chocolate is ground fine. Add the egg yolks and the vanilla, blend the mixture until it is combined well (it will be very thick), and transfer it to a bowl. In another bowl with an electric mixture beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks, beat in the granulated sugar gradually, and beat the meringue until it just holds stiff peaks. Whisk about one third of the meringue into the chocolate mixture to lighten it and fold in the remaining meringue gently but thoroughly. Pour the batter into the pan, smoothing the top, and bake the torte in the middle of the oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Let the torte cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes, run a thin knife around the edge, and remove the side of the pan. Invert the torte onto the rack, discarding the wax paper, and let it cool.
• Make the glaze:
• In a metal bowl set over barely simmering water combine the chocolate, the butter, the cream, and the corn syrup, stir the mixture until it is smooth, and let the glaze cool until it is just lukewarm.
• Set the torte on the rack over wax paper and pour the glaze over it, smoothing the glaze with a spatula and letting the excess drip down the side.
• Make the icing:
• In a bowl whisk together the confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon of the milk and add enough of the remaining milk, drop by drop, to form a thick icing.
• Transfer the icing to a small pastry bag fitted with a 1/8-inch plain tip and pipe it decoratively on the torte. Transfer the torte to a serving plate and let it stand for 2 hours, or until the glaze is set.

MEXICAN COCOA TORTE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, shortening and coffee in small saucepan.
• Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and creamy.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Place pie crust mix in medium mixing bowl and stir in 3/4 cup of the cocoa mixture, blending thoroughly.
• Shape into smooth ball and chill 1 hour.
• Divide dough into 4 pieces.
• Line two cookie sheets with aluminum foil and mark two 8-inch circles on each.
• Place balls of dough on foil and
• press with fingers into marked circles.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until almost set.
• Cool on cookie sheets.
• Add remaining cocoa mixture to cream in small mixer bowl and beat until stiff.
• Place one pastry round on serving plate then spread with a fourth of the whipped cream mixture.
• Repeat layering with remaining three rounds and whipped cream mixture, ending with whipped cream.
• Chill several hours.
• Garnish with Mini Chips.