Double-Chocolate Torte

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Title: Double-Chocolate Torte
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 10 servings

4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
-squares
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Baking powder
1 1/4 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1 3/4 c Sugar
2/3 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1 1/4 c Water
1 ts Vanilla extract
3 Eggs
Chocolate filling; see
-recipe
Whipped cream frosting
See recipe for
Sweet chocolate (opt);
-grated

Recipe by: Southern Living
Preparation Time: 0:20
Place chocolate in top of a double boiler; bring water to a
boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.
Cool. Combine chocolate, flour, baking powder, soda, salt,
sugar, butter, water, and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes at
medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, and beat an
additional 2 minutes. Pour batter into 4 greased and
floured 9-inch round cakepans. Bake at 350 degrees for 15
to 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center
comes out clean. Cool cake layers in pans 10 minutes;
remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.
Place 1 layer on cake platter. Spread with half the
Chocolate Filling. Place another cake layer on top, and
spread with half the Whipped Cream Frosting. Repeat
layers, and garnish with grated chocolate, if desired.
Refrigerate. Yield: one 4-layer torte.

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