Chocolate Bavarian Torte Recipe
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Chocolate Bavarian Torte

By: Edith Holmstrom 
"'Whenever I take this torte to a potluck, I get so many requests for the recipe,' notes Edith Holmstrom of Madison, Wisconsin."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (10)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package plain devil's food cake mix (without pudding in the mix)
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups whipping cream, whipped
  • 2 tablespoons grated semisweet chocolate

Directions

  1. Mix and bake cake according to package directions, using two 9-in. cake pans. Cool in pans for 15 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and salt until fluffy. Fold in cream. Split each cake into two horizontal layers; place one on a serving plate. Spread with a fourth of the cream mixture. Sprinkle with a fourth of the cream mixture. Sprinkle with a fourth of the chocolate. repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2009 by RACHEL   view full review
This recipe is simple and elegant and tasty. Made cake for Valentine's Day. Placed 3 large...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2008 by Crissy Nour   view full review
One of my favorite cake recipes. For really special occasions, I make a dark chocolate cake...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2010 by swishersweet   view full review
I made this in a loaf pan, and the middle layer I put coconut pecan icing, the other layers...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2010 by amberdgreen   view full review
great cake! in between the layers (before i layered the whip cream mixture) i drizzled...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2008 by Snickers9584   view full review
Made this exactly as recipe calls for many times. Excellent!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2007 by momoftwo   view full review
The flavor for this was a little flat for me. Maybe if I had used a dark chocolate cake mix...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 13, 2010 by suzie   view full review
I loved this cake and it was fun to make but the icing was not totally cooperative. I used a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2011 by vegmom   view full review
This has been a family favorite for years - so simple and so delicious! I love that can make...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2008 by doggydaze1   view full review
Marvelous recipe. My mother gave me this recipe along with another (saltine craker pie), many...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2007 by Mollie   view full review
Very easy to make. Whipped icing was the perfect amount of sweetness. My husband loved it. It...

 

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