Strawberry Fudge Torte Food

STRAWBERRY GLAZED CHOCOLATE FUDGE TORTE

Steps:

• 1. Butter a 9 inch spring form pan. Heat oven to 350 degree's. In a stainless steel bowl combine chocolate chips with chopped butter. Heat water in a sauce pan. Place bowl over boiling water. Bowl should be big enough that it does not touch the boiling water.
• 2. Stir chocolate,and butter until melted. Place in fridge to cool.
• 3. in a bowl place sugar,eggs and salt. Beat on medium speed until eggs are lightening in color,and it is thick and fluffy. About 5 minutes.
• 4. pour chocolate a little at a time folding in to egg mixture. When it is folded in well. Pour in to Spring form pan,and bake 25-40 minutes. until pick comes out a bit moist with a few crumbs. Not wet.
• 5. cool on rack. Remove ring from pan.Make the strawberry sauce. Place Strawberries with juice in to food processor.Process until it is pureed. Pour in to bowl. Add the sugar,and lemon juice. Stir and refrigerate.
• 6. make whipped cream. Beat the cream,sugar and vanilla in a bowl until soft peaks form,and refrigerate.
• 7. Cut Torte in to slices. Serve warm hot fudge on top of each slice. Drizzle with Strawberry sauce,and fresh sliced strawberries. Top with whipped cream.

FUDGE LOVER'S STRAWBERRY TRUFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, place chopped chocolate; set aside. In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream and butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted and mixture comes to a boil. Pour cream mixture over chocolate; stir until smooth.
• Line bottom of 9-inch springform pan with waxed paper. Cut cake into 1-inch cubes. In large bowl, beat half of the cake cubes on low speed until cake is crumbly. Add remaining cake cubes and 1 3/4 cups of the ganache (reserve remaining ganache for topping). Beat on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed until well combined (mixture will look like fudge). Fold in 2 cups cut-up strawberries. Spoon mixture into springform pan; smooth top. Cover with plastic wrap; freeze about 45 minutes or until firm enough to unmold.
• Run knife around side of pan to loosen cake mixture. Place serving plate upside down on pan; turn pan and plate over. Frost side and top of cake with reserved ganache. Arrange strawberry halves on top of cake.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips and 1/2 teaspoon oil uncovered on High 45 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. Place in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off tiny corner of bag. Drizzle over top of cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Best served the same day.

STRAWBERRY TORTE

Steps:

• Strain strawberries and set aside, reserving juices. In a saucepan bring cornstarch and strawberry juice to a gentle boil. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Whip cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla together.
• In a separate bowl beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
• Arrange ladyfingers around sides and bottom of the 8 or 9 inch springform pan, standing ladyfingers lengthwise around sides of pan. Pour 1/2 of the filling into the pan, then place a layer of ladyfingers on top of filling. Pour remaining filling over ladyfingers.
• Spread strawberry sauce over top of cake and place the whole strawberries on top. Refrigerate and remove from pan once thoroughly chilled.

STRAWBERRY LADYFINGER DESSERT

Steps:

• Place ladyfingers in a single layer in a 13-in. x 9-in. dish; set aside. In a saucepan, bring dessert mix and water to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Cool for 4-5 minutes; fold in strawberries. Spoon over ladyfingers; spread gently. Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours. Spread with whipped topping. Garnish with additional strawberries if desired.

RASPBERRY FUDGE TORTE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, sour cream, water, eggs, oil and vanilla; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Fold in miniature chips. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For ganache, place chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Whisk in butter. Chill until mixture reaches spreading consistency, stirring occasionally., For raspberry cream, mash and strain raspberries, reserving juice; discard seeds. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in raspberry juice. Bring to a boil, cook and stir over low heat for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Place in a bowl; chill for 30 minutes. Fold in whipped cream., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the ganache. Top with second cake layer and the raspberry cream. Top with remaining cake layer; spread with remaining ganache. Store in the refrigerator. If desired, top with raspberries, mint and confectioners' sugar.

FUDGE-STRAWBERRY CREAM TORTE

Steps:

• BROWNIES:.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray bottoms of 2(9 inch) round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray.*.
• Make brownie mix as directed on box for cake-like brownies using oil, water and eggs.
• Spread half of the batter evenly in each pan.
• Bake 18-23 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks 10 minutes.
• Run knife around brownie layers to loosen.
• Place wire racks upside down over pans; turn racks and pans over.
• Remove pans.
• Cool completely, about 35 minutes.
• STRAWBERRY CREAM:.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat granulated sugar and cream cheese and with elecrtic mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Beat in strawberry yogurt until smooth and creamy.
• Fold in chopped strawberries very gently, then add in chopped almonds.
• Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• CHOCOLATE FUDGE:.
• In 1 quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until cream begins to boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Add chcolate chips; press into cream.
• Cover; let stand 3 minutes.
• Vigrously beat with wire whisk until smooth.
• Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• TORTE ASSEMBLY:.
• To assemble torte, place 1 brownie layer on serving plate.
• Spread half of the strawberry cream evenly over brownie to within 1" of edge.
• Carefully spoon and spread half of fudge almost to edge of strawberry cream.
• Repeat layers, ending with chocolate fudge.
• Arrange halved strawberries in spoke fashion on top of torte.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
• Voila - you now have a lovely looking and tasting, I hope, dessert.
• To serve,** sprinkle powdered sugar over top of torte and around plate.
• Carefully cut torte with hot knife into wedges to avoid "cracking" of chocolate fudge on top.
• Store loosley covered in refrigerator.
• NOTES:.
• *For easy pan removal, line bottoms of pans with waxed paper or parchment paper before spraying with nonstick cooking spray.
• **If torte has been stored for 3 hrs before serving, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes before cutting.

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE & FUDGE TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease bottom only of 10-inch springform pan.
• In large bowl, combine brownie mix, chocolate chips, 1/2 cup water, the oil and the egg.
• Beat 50 strokes until combined,then spread in greased pan& bake 35-40 minutes.
• Let cool completely at least 1 1/2 hours.
• For the mousse layer, place the remaining 2 tbsp water in medium saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over the water, letting stand 1 minute to soften.
• In food processor or blender process strawberries until smooth.
• Add the strawberries to the softened gelatin mixture and mix well.
• Cook over medium heat until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 1/2 hours until completely cooled and slightly thickened.
• In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups whipping cream and powdered sugar together until stiff peaks form (be sure the cream is beaten stiff as is will soften slightly when folded with the strawberry mixture).
• Fold in strawberry mixture, being careful not to overmix and deflate the whipped cream.
• Spoon over cooled brownie base and refrigerate 2 hours or until set.
• Just before serving garnish with whipped cream.

STRAWBERRY CREAM TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325° degrees F.
• Place nuts in a food processor and pulse until chopped fine; add flour and sugar; When well blended, add the cold butter, two tablespoons at a time; Remove from processor and spread in a spring form pan, pushing the mixture one inch up the sides of the pan.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes until golden; Remove from oven and cool.
• Place cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat on high speed until fluffy and well blended.
• While the motor is still running, add small amounts of the whipping cream in a steady small stream into the cheese mixture, NOT TOO FAST, or the mixture will be too runny.
• When well blended, spread the cream mixture evenly into the baked, cooled crust (At this point, it can be covered and chilled up to 24 hours.).
• When ready to serve, place halved strawberries on top of the chilled cream mixture, remove the spring form pan rim, slice and serve.

STRAWBERRY YOGURT TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and flour 15x10x1-inch pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
• Bake 21 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Cut cake crosswise into thirds. Place one-third on flat serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup of the frosting. Arrange half of the sliced strawberries on frosting. Repeat with another third of cake, 1/2 cup of the frosting and remaining strawberries. Top with remaining third of cake. Frost sides of torte with thin coat of frosting to seal in crumbs, then frost sides and top.
• Cover loosely and refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled. Before serving, garnish with berries and mint leaves. Cut into 12 slices; cut each slice in half. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY CUSTARD TORTE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt; gradually stir in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until chilled., Place half of the whipped topping in a large bowl; add strawberries. Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the strawberry mixture. Top with a second cake layer; spread with custard. Top with a third cake layer; spread with remaining strawberry mixture. Top with remaining cake layer and whipped topping. Refrigerate overnight. Garnish with strawberries and mint if desired.

RASPBERRY FUDGE TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F (if using dark or nonstick pans, heat oven to 325F). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients except chocolate chips with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into pans.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. (Wrap and freeze 1 cake layer for a late use.).
• Meanwhile, to remove seeds from raspberries, place strainer over small saucepan; pour raspberries into strainer. Press raspberries through strainer with back of spoon to remove seeds; discard seeds. Stir sugar and cornstarch into raspberries until smooth. Cook over low heat until mixture is bubbly and thickened, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Place waxed paper or plastic wrap over surface of mixture; refrigerate 30 minutes or until cold. Fold in whipped cream.
• To assemble torte, place cake layer, to side down, on serving plate. Spread with thin layer of frosting. Top with raspberry cream, spreading to within 1/2 inch of edge. Frost sides of torte with remaining frosting. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
• Just before serving, arrange raspberries around top edge of torte. If desired, garnish with additional fresh raspberries and mint springs. Store torte in refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY FUDGE TORTE

Steps:

• Let dough stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften.
• Press into an ungreased 9-in. springform pan.
• Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a small mixing bowl, beat the yogurt, cream cheese, lemon juice and extract until smooth.
• Beat in confectioners' sugar; fold in whipped topping.
• Remove sides of springform pan; place crust on a serving plate. Spread 3/4 cup fudge topping over crust to within 1/2 inches of edges; top with cream cheese mixture.
• Arrange strawberries on top; sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until set.
• Drizzle with remaining fudge topping. Serve immediately.