Mocha-Almond Torte
"A purchased cake starts this dessert special enough to serve after an elegant meal."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons instant coffee crystals
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2⁄3 cup butter
- 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 1⁄2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled (1 1/2 squares)
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 frozen loaf pound cake, thawed
- 1⁄2 cup almond paste
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 -3 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds
directions
-
Mocha Frosting:
- Dissolve instant coffee in the 1 Tbsp. milk. In a mixer bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer for 30 sec. Beat in 1 1/2c. of the powdered sugar and the melted unsweetened chocolate. Add egg yolks and the dissolved coffee crystals, beating till the mixture is well blended. Add the remaining powdered sugar and additional milk to make a fluffy frosting consistency.
- Slice the loaf cake horizontally into 3 layers. Beat together almond paste and the 3 tbsp water. Spread the bottom cake layer with 1/3c of the almond paste mixture. Top with the next cake layer and repeat layering with remaining almond paste mixture and 1/2c. of the frosting. Top with the remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with the remaining frosting. Sprinkle sliced almonds atop. Store cake, covered, in the fridge.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
<p>I am a weekend chef, and am always trying out new recipes with my daughter, Amanda. We love collecting and sharing recipes with our family and friends, but find we just don't have as much time to devote to it as we used to. We have found that sharing online is an easy way for us to post even the most sought after family recipes, giving easy access for all the aunts and cousins to collect and share. <br /> <br />I was born and raised in Dallas, and have never been out of the state for more than a few weeks at a time. <br /> <br />I love gardening,but since moving to a town home, I don't have a large backyard anymore. So, we make do with an herb garden and a few planters of flowers and ivy each spring. This year, we are going to try our hand at growing a couple tomato and bell pepper plants on our patio. <br /> <br />My daughter and I share a lot of the same interests in music, books, and crafting. We always have at least 5 projects going, and lots of ideas for new ones to follow at any given time. We donate a day of our time at least 4 times a year to the soup kitchens in Dallas and Fort Worth, and are big supporters of the local SPCA. <br /> <br />We have 5 cats: two toms: Tigger, an American ginger tabby,& Shadow, a Russian Siamese; recent additions are Sabastian & Liam:two adorable little kittens-both coal black with their tails dipped in white paint! We are not sure, but their mother looked Abyssinian. Their father was feral, but most likely a Bombay breed.We just took in our first female, Kahlua. She was found in North Carolina along with 25 other cats & kittens on an abandonded farm, and a friend brought her down for us to foster. <br /> <br />We are experimenting with making gourmet cat and dog treats, and as soon as we perfect the recipes (with at least a 4 meow! or woof! rating) we will post them online for everyone. Doing this kind of thing makes a great fundraiser at work, as well as great gifts at holidays!</p>
