Chocolate Layer Torte with Coconut Cream Filling and Frosting

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fenway @Fenway

This torte is four layers of moist chocolate cake . Its filled and frosted with a light creamy coconut whipped cream made with dark chocolate covered mounds candy bars. The candy bar gives the filling and frosting a not to sweet touch of coconut and chocolate flavor that goes well with the rich cake layers.

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Ingredients

60 mins
12 servings
  1. For CThe ake
  2. 1 3/4 cupall purpose flour
  3. 3/4 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
  4. 1 1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
  5. 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  6. 2 cupsgranulated sugar
  7. 2large eggs
  8. 1 cupmilk
  9. 1/2 cupcanola oil
  10. 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  11. 1 cupbrewed coffee at room temperature
  12. confectioner's sugar for dusting
  13. For Coconut Cream Filling and Frosting
  14. 3 1/2 cupsheavy cream
  15. 1 teaspoonvanilla
  16. 1/2 teaspooncoconut extract
  17. 10 ouncesMounds coconut dark chocolate covered candy bars, broken up
  18. For Garnish
  19. as neededtoasted coconut,
  20. shaved mounds bars as needed

Cooking Instructions

60 mins
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a 15 by 10 by 1 inch jelly roll pan with bakers spray. Line pan with parchment and spray parchment wit bakers spray

  2. 2

    In a bowl whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt

  3. 3

    In another bowl whisk the eggs, milk, canola oil and vanilla

  4. 4

    Beat in flour mixture until smoothpm

  5. 5

    Slowly beat in coffee until a smooth thin batter forms

  6. 6

    Pour into prepared oan evenly

  7. 7

    Bake about 10 to 13 minutes until a toothpick comes out just clean. Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes then run a thin knife around edges of pan and invert cake on confectioner's sugar dusted kitchen towel. Peel off parchment paper. Cool completely before frosting

  8. 8
  9. 9

    Make Coconut Cream Filling and Frosting please Note that this should be started at least 8 hours in advance to allow for chilling

  10. 10

    Have mounds candy in a large bowl. Heat cream until just before it boils.. Pour over mounds and let sit 1 minute then stir until smooth.Let reach room temperature then refrigerate until very cold

  11. 11
  12. 12

    Finish Coconut Cream Filling and Frosting, after cake has completely cooled

  13. 13

    Beat cold coconut cream, vanilla and coconut extract until light and fluffy

  14. 14

    Assemble Cake

  15. 15

    Cut cake into four even layers

  16. 16

    Lay one layer, bottom up on serving platter

  17. 17

    Spread with some coconut cream

  18. 18

    Add second cake layer, bottom up

  19. 19

    Top with some coconut cream

  20. 20

    Add third layer, bottom up and top with coconut cream

  21. 21
  22. 22

    Finally add fourth layer, bottom up

  23. 23

    Frost with remaining coconut cream

  24. 24

    Garnish with shaved mounds bar and toasted co v onut

  25. 25
  26. 26

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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