Mock Chocolate Torte

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk baking mix
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup cherry preserves or 1/2 cup strawberry, presesrves
• 2 cups chilled whipping cream
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• halved maraschino cherry (optional)
• sliced almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and flour a 8 x 8-inch square pan.
• 3 in large bowl, add baking mix, sugar, cocoa, egg, milk, shortening, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• 4 beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then on medium speed for four minutes.
• 5 pour into prepared pan.
• 6 bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from pan.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 carefully split cake to make two layers.
• 11 spread bottom layer with preserves.
• 12 spread 1 cup of chocolate cream over preserves.
• 13 top with second layer.
• 14 frost top and sides of cake with remaining chocolate cream. garnish with cherries and almond slices if desired. refrigerate any remaining torte.
• 15 for chocolate cream: beat 2 cups chilled whipping cream, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a chilled bowl until stiff.