White Chocolate Mousse Torte With Oreo Cookie Crust

Ingrients & Directions -CRUST- 24 Oreo cookies 1/4 c Unsalted butter; melted 3/4 c Whipping cream 8 oz Semisweet chocolate; chopped FILLING 1 lb White chocolate; chopped 3 c Chilled whipping cream 1 pk Unflavored gelatin 1/4 c Water 1 ts Vanilla extract -GARNISH; (OPTIONAL- Chopped Oreo cookies As promised, here’s what I made for […]

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White Chocolate Chip Mocha Torte

Ingrients & Directions 2/3 c Flour 1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Instant espresso powder 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1 c Sugar 3 lg Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 1/3 c White chocolate chips 1/2 c Coarsely chopped walnuts 1/4 c Raisins; optional Powdered sugar Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and […]

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What-goes-up-must-come-down Chocolate Torte Cakes

Ingrients & Directions —Cakes— 1/4 c Packed light brown sugar 1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tb Boiling water 1 oz Semisweet chocolate; chopped 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs; separated & divided 2 tb All-purpose flour 1/8 ts Salt 2 tb Granulated sugar —Sauce—15 1/2 oz Pear halves in juice; 1 can Low-fat sour cream; […]

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Weintraubentorte (grape Torte)

Ingrients & Directions -DOUGH- 2 c Flour; Unbleached, Unsifted 2/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Butter Or Margarine 1 Egg; Large 1 Egg Yolk; Large 1 Lemon; Grated Rind Of 1/8 ts Salt TOPPING 1 lb Grapes 3 Egg Whites; Large 6 tb Sugar 1/2 Lemon; Juice Of 4 oz Almonds; Ground DOUGH: Sift flour and […]

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Wedding Torte

Ingrients & Directions 7 Eggs, separated 1 c Granulated sugar Zest of 1/2 lemon 1 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/3 c Butter, melted Wedding Torte #1 Lemon Genoise From: The Detroit News Sent By: Teresa Marco Preheat oven to 350o. In mixer or copper bowl, beat whites to a stiff snow; slowly add […]

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Walnut Torte

Ingrients & Directions 1/3 lb -or- 1 1/2 c Finely chopped walnuts 2/3 c Fine dry bread crumbs 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Mace 1/8 ts Cloves 5 Eggs at room temp.; -separated 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 ts Fresh lemon juice 1 ts Grated lemon peel 3 c Chilled whipping cream 1/2 c Sifted […]

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Walnut Maple Torte With Maple Meringue Frosting

Ingrients & Directions -CAKE LAYERS- 1 c Walnuts 1 c Cake flour; (not -self-rising) 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Instant espresso powder 1 tb Boiling-hot water 1 1/2 Sticks; (1/8 cup) unsalted -butter, softened 3/4 c Sugar 3 lg Eggs 1 1/2 tb Vegetable oil 6 oz Cream cheese; softened 5 tb Pure […]

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Wafer Torte

Ingrients & Directions 7 Squares; (1 oz. each) -semisweet chocolate 6 Eggs; separated 2 ts Vanilla 1 pk (8 oz.) chocolate wafer -cookies 1/3 c Amaretto liqueur 1/2 c Heavy cream Layers of Amaretto-soaked chocolate wafers and rich chocolate mousse topped with fresh whipped cream. Melt chocolate in double boiler over boiling water. Add egg […]

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Viennese Sacher Torte

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Sweet butter 1/2 c Plus 2 tbspoons -confectioners sugar 4 oz Melted sweet chocolate 6 Eggs; separated 1 tb Grated lemon rind 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Cloves 1 c Plus 2 tbspoons very fine -toasted white breadcrumbs 1/8 ts Salt Apricot jam Recipe By : American Cookbook Cream butter […]

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Viennese Nut Torte

Ingrients & Directions 7 Eggs — separated 2/3 c Sugar 5 oz Bittersweet chocolate — Grated 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 1/2 c Nuts — ground Chocolate icing Bear yolks and sugar till light. Add chocolate, cinnamon and nuts. Fold in stiffly beaten whites. Put into a tube pan and bake 45 min at 325F or […]

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