Easiest Best Torte Au Chocolate W Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Food

CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water (make sure the bowl isn't touching the water). Stir until melted. Alternatively, melt in the microwave, stirring every 30 secs. Leave the melted chocolate to cool for 5 mins.
• Mash the butter and icing sugar together with a fork first, then switch to a wooden spoon or electric beaters if you have them. Sift in the cocoa and pour in the melted chocolate, a pinch of salt and the milk, then mix again until smooth. Use to top cupcakes or cover and fill a chocolate sponge cake.

CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (6-MINUTE RECIPE)

Steps:

• With a handheld mixer or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat butter on high speed for about 3 minutes or until creamy and lightened in color, scraping down the bowl as needed.
• Add confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, 3 Tbsp heavy cream, 2 tsp vanilla extract, and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Beat on low speed until sugar is incorporated then increase to medium/high speed and beat for 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl several times to ensure everything is well blended. Add another Tablespoon of heavy cream if needed to thin the frosting.

EASIEST BEST TORTE AU CHOCOLATE W CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, place the egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, vanilla, walnuts, wafer crumbs, melted butter and melted semisweet chocolate chips and blend until nuts are finely chopped.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat whites until foamy. Continue beating, gradually adding the ¼ cup sugar, until whites are stiff and glossy.
• Fold whites (SEE NOTE) into chocolate mixture, until blended. Pour batter into a 10 inch buttered springform pan, and bake in a 350°F oven for 40 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan. When cool, frost top with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, allowing some of the frosting to dribble down the sides. Cut into wedges to serve. Serves 10.
• FOR THE CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: Stir softened butter into melted chocolate chips until blended. Stir in the vanilla. Will frost 1 10 inch single layer.
• NOTE: To facilitate folding whites into chocolate, follow this procedure. First place ¼ the whites into the chocolate mixture to lighten it a bit. Then on the lowest speed of an electric mixer, gradually beat the chocolate into the whites. It's a bit unorthodox, but it works.
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