MOM'S CHOCOLATE TORTE

By stepjo7269

Dee Gray’s Churches Family Favorite Recipes p. 85

Ingredients

• Directions:
• 1 dark chocolate cake mix
• 2 boxes baker's sweet German chocolate (green box)
• 3/4 c. butter
• 1/2 c. pecans, chopped (may use toasted almonds)
• 12 oz. Cool Whip, divided into thirds
• ●Bake cake according to directions on box in 2 round cake pans. Split each into 2 layers with dental floss or sharp knife.
• ●Save small amount of chocolate to decorate top of cake if desired. Melt remaining chocolate over low heat in sauce pan stirring constantly.
• ●Remove from heat and cool slightly. Add butter and mix until smooth. Stir in nuts.
• Assemble cake as follows:
• ●Top first layer with 1/2 of chocolate mixture.
• ●Top next layer with 1/3 of Cool Whip.
• ●Top next layer with remaining chocolate mixture.
• ●Top last layer with 1/3 of Cool Whip using remaining 1/3 of Cool Whip to decorate cake if desired (if do not desire to decorate with Cool Whip, only need 8 oz container split into 1/2).
• ●Warm reserved chocolate in microwave for a few seconds and shave with potatoe peeler to make chocolate curls. Decorate top of cake with the curls.

Preparation

Step 1

As above.