Chocolate Bavarian Torte

Name: Chocolate Bavarian Torte
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size); 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped; 2 tablespoons grated semisweet chocolate

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Total Time:Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 30 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Edith Holmstrom

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Updated on Aug. 25, 2023

Whenever I take this eye-catching torte to a potluck, I get so many requests for the recipe. —Edith Holmstrom, Madison, Wisconsin

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Chocolate Bavarian Torte

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Yield:12 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:30 min

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Ingredients

1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size)
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped
2 tablespoons grated semisweet chocolate

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Directions

1
Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two 9-in. round baking pans. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

2
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Fold in cream.
3
Cut each cake horizontally into 2 layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with a fourth of the cream mixture. Sprinkle with a fourth of the chocolate. Repeat layers 3 times. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.