INGREDIENTS
Cake 3 eggs, well beaten 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup cream 2 cup flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt Buttercream 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup shortening 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 almond flavoring 1/8 tsp salt 4 cup powdered sugar 3 tbsp milk Fudge Filling 1 cup brown sugar 3 to 5 tbsp butter 1/2 cup chocolate chips Cookies and Cream Filling 1 cup crushed chocolate sandwhich cookies 1 cup buttercreamPREPARATION:
Cream Cake Batter:
- Beat eggs, add sugar gradually, then flavoring. Sift flour 2 to 3 times, and then add baking powder. Then add cream and flour.
- Alternately bake in 2-8” pans at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack, wrap, and refrigerate until needed.
Buttercream:
- Cream butter and shortening together. Add vanilla, almond, and salt. Beat sugar in 1 cup at a time, scrape sides and bottom of bowl often to make sure sugar is well blended.
- Add milk and beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered and in the refrigerator when not in use. Makes 3 cups.
Fudge Filling:
- Combine sugar, milk and butter; bring to rolling boil. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips. Beat until right consistency to spread.
- Mix cookies and buttercream, adding milk if needed. (Mix just before filing cake so cookies still have some crunch.)
Assembly:
- Torte cake layers in two.
- Then layer cake, fudge, cake, cookies and cream filling, cake, fudge, and remaining cake layer.
- Chill until set. When set, ice with buttercream, decorate and serve.
