Best 17 Torte Cake Recipes

GERMAN PRINZREGENTEN TORTE ( EIGHT LAYER CAKE )

Steps:

• Cut 8 (8-inch) rounds from wax or parchment paper, grease, and place on greased baking sheets.
• TO MAKE THE CAKE: Cream together the 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and stir in the vanilla extract.
• Sift together twice the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder and fold into the mixture.
• Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and spread thinly into circles, as evenly as possible, on the wax paper rounds, to within 1 1/2 inches of the edges.
• Bake at 375ºF for about 7 minutes or until just lightly tinted.
• Carefully remove each batch as it is done and spread out on a board to cool while the rest are cooking.
• When all are cold, join together with the filling.
• Chill well and cover with the chocolate which has been melted over hot water.
• Decorate with rosettes of whipped cream and flaked chocolate.
• TO MAKE THE FILLING: Put the cocoa, cornstarch, and sugar into a mixing bowl and blend to a paste with some of the milk.
• Bring the remaining milk to the boiling point, add the cornstarch mixture, and stir over moderate heat until thickened.
• Put aside until lukewarm.
• Have the BUTTERS softened, mix them together, and beat until creamy.
• Gradually whip into the cornstarch cream.
• Allow to cool before using.
• Cooking for Family and Friends.

ADVOCAAT CAKE (GERMAN EIERLIKOER TORTE)

Steps:

• mix ingredients 1-8 to a dough (use advokaat instead of the rum if you like).
• beat egg whites until stiff and carefully mix to the dough by hand with a spatula
• bake in a round 9 inch springform for approx 40 min at 350F and let cool
• whip heavy whipping cream with the whip cream aid and spread onto the cooled cake (approx 1/2 hight of cake bottom). Do not spread onto the sides of the cake to give a nice black and white pattern.
• Place whipped cream dots tightly around the perimeter of hte whipped cream top to form a sort of wall around the cake.
• pour approx 6 shot glasses of advokaat into the middle of the cake. Be mindful that non of the advokaat seeps through at the edges.

TIRAMISù ANGEL CAKE TORTE

Steps:

• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Add 1 cup whipping cream, 2/3 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons amaretto, cocoa and espresso powder. Beat until fluffy and smooth. Using same beaters, beat remaining 1 cup cream in medium bowl until firm peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cheese mixture for frosting.
• Cut cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Place bottom cake layer on platter. Sprinkle with 4 teaspoons amaretto. Spread with 1 cup frosting. Sprinkle with half of grated chocolate. Repeat layering with cake, amaretto, frosting and grated chocolate. Top with third cake layer. Sprinkle with 4 teaspoons amaretto. Spread remaining frosting over cake. Press almonds onto sides of cake. Top with chocolate shavings, if desired.

CHOCOLATE TORTE CAKE

Steps:

• TORTE: Preheat oven to 350°F Grease & flour three 9-inch round baking pans.
• In large mixer bowl, stir together dry ingredients.
• Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water - batter will be thin. Divide batter among prepared pans.
• Back 20 to 25 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans and then remove to wire rack. COOL COMPLETELY.
• Spread filling between layers reserving 1/2 cup for garnish on top. Spread cocoa glaze over top of torte. Refrigerate. Before serving, garnish with reserved filling. Keep refrigerated after serving.
• FILLING: In small mixer bowl, beat whipping cream and icing sugar until stiff.
• Fold in vanilla until evenly blended.
• If desired, fold in mint extract and red food colouring. This makes a nice touch for the Christmas season.
• COCOA GLAZE: In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add cocoa and water, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.
• Remove from heat. Gradually add icing sugar and vanilla, beating with wire whisk until smooth.
• Note: if you only have 2 cake pans, reserve the remaining batter in the refrigerator while the first 2 layers bake.

TRADITIONAL SWISS CARROT CAKE (AARGAUER RUEBLI TORTE)

Steps:

• Combine carrots and nuts in a mixing bowl.
• In a small bowl, combine breadcrumbs with the spices and baking powder, then blend into the carrot mixture.
• Beat the egg yolks until thick and lemony.
• Gradually beat the granulated sugar into the yolks, along with the lemon rind and the Kirsch (more authentic) or lemon juice (if you don't like to use alcohol in your cooking).
• Beat this mixture until thick, then stir into the carrot mixture.
• Beat egg whites in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form, then fold them gently into the carrot mixture- do not overmix.
• Line an 8" springform pan with waxed paper or parchment.
• Grease pan (including the paper lining) and dust with a very light sprinkling of fine dry breadcrumbs.
• Shake pan to make sure breadcrumbs coat evenly.
• Pour batter into the pan and bake in a preheated moderate oven at 350 F for 1 hour, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool.
• Mix together glaze ingredients.
• Remove sides from pan and set cake on a wire rack that has been set over wax paper to catch the drips.
• Spoon the glaze over the top of the cake and sides, using a spatula to even out the glaze as you prefer.
• Garnish with some candied fruits, if desired.
• Store in a tightly covered cake box.
• This cake improves with age.

BAUM TORTE/BAUM KUCHEN (GERMAN TREE CAKE )

Steps:

• Sift cake flour and cornstarch together set aside.In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a food processor, beat the almond paste with half and half, one tablespoon at a time. It will resemble mashed potatoes when you're done.
• Add butter mixing till well incorporated.
• Add sugar mixing in well and scarping side to incorporate.
• Add yolks one at a time while machine is running.
• Add vanilla.
• Incorporate the flour mixture 1/3 at a time till well mixed.
• Place the whites in a large mixing bowl and whip them up to stiff peaks.
• Fold whipped whites into the almond batter.
• Turn on the broiler and let it warm up for a few minutes.
• Meanwhile, butter bottom and side of a 10x3 inch spring form pan. Dust with flour, shake out excess. Line bottom of pan with double thickness of baking parchment.
• Next, spread 1/4 cup of batter in the bottom of the pan. Being sure to go right to the edges keeping center thin.
• Broil this layer until deep golden brown.
• Then, add another 1/4 cup batter. Spread it out with a brush and broil, as before.
• The first layers will take longer to brown.
• After repeating this step a few times, spread a layer with a bit of apricot and raspberry preserves jam. Alternating jam and preserves. Giving more contrast of layers. Continue making a few layers of cake to every layer of jam, until half the jam is used up and all the raspberry is used up.
• Be sure to push the batter evenly around so the cake remains flat.
• Doming cakes are bound to happen. You can correct as you go.
• Refrigerate over night.
• Spread the top and sides of cake with the remaining half of apricot jam.
• Set in refrigerator while making chocolate glaze.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan. Add corn syrup or alternate choices,.
• vanilla extract and rum.
• Remove from heat add in the chocolate chips.
• Cover five minutes, or until the chocolate is completely softened.
• Stir the glaze until glossy and pour evenly over top and sides of cake.
• Press crushed almonds over the sides and outer edge of cake. Refrigerate to set the glaze.
• Optional:.
• If the cake does dome you can keep as is or remove sides from spring form pan. Center an 8" template on top of torte. Holding blade of thin sharp knife downward at a 30 degree angle, slice away the sides of the torte from the template to outer rim of base. Torte will now have 8" top and 10" base with slanted sides. Trim sides until smooth. Invert torte; remove spring form base and peel off parchment. Place wire rack over torte and invert again.
• Do enjoy the trimmings.

MOCK CHESTNUT TORTE (PASSOVER CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Line a 9-inch springform pan with baking parchment.
• Torte: In a mixing bowl, cream the unsalted margarine or butter with the 1/3 cup sugar. Blend in the egg yolks, then the mashed sweet potatoes, rum extract (if using), and cooled chocolate.
• In another bowl, with clean beaters, whip the egg whites gently until they are a bit foamy. Then add in the salt and whip on a higher speed, slowly dusting in the two tablespoons of sugar to form stiff, glossy (but not dry) peaks. Fold one third of the egg whites into the sweet potato/chocolate mixture and work them in well to loosen the batter. Then, gently fold in the remaining egg whites, blending well but taking care not to deflate the mixture. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes. The cake rises and looks dry, and slightly cracked on top when done. The middle should be soft but firm. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then remove to a wire rack. At this point, the cake can be frozen for up to a month. Even if serving it the same day, chill the cake for an hour or two before finishing it with the ganache glaze.
• Chocolate Ganache Glaze: In a double boiler, bring the water to a gentle boil and add the chopped chocolate all at once. Remove from the heat and stir briskly with a wire whisk until all the chocolate melts and you have a thick glaze or sauce-like topping. Refrigerate for an hour or so. (You can also make this ahead and refrigerate it for up to a week or two. Simply warm it to the right temperature for glazing the cake.).
• Invert the cake onto a cardboard circle or cake board so that the smooth, flat bottom faces up. Do not be dismayed if this is not a high cake - it is a torte and is meant to be a little less than statuesque. Pour the glaze over the cake and, using a metal spatula, even out the glaze and spread it along the sides.
• Instead of the glaze, you can also simply sift some cocoa over the top of the cake or decorate it with curls of chocolate (using a vegetable peeler and a warmish chocolate bar). The cake can also be offered with a pureed raspberry or strawberry sauce, garnished with chocolate shavings, or left as is, with a citrus leaf, a sweetheart rose, or several berries in the center.

CHERRY TORTE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix oil and sugar together with mixer.
• Beat in 1 egg at a time until light and fluffy.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Grease jelly roll pan (10 1/2 x 15 1/2).
• Pour 2/3 of the batter in pan.
• Spoon entire can of cherry pie filling over the batter in pan, then gently swirl through with a knife.
• Pour remaining batter over and gently swirl through with a knife.
• Bake 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Cool until warm, and then drizzle with a powdered sugar glaze (1 cup powdered sugar and a tbl. or so of milk, blended well with fork).

CHOCOLATE FLOURLESS TORTE / CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In large saucepan, combine chocolate, butter, sugar and cream. Cook and stir until melted. Remove from heat.
• In large bowl lightly beat eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in half of chocolate mixture at a time.
• Pour into a greased 10-inch springform pan.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until evenly puffed and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Cover and chill for 4 hours. Remove side of pan.
• Ganache:.
• Place 12 ounces of chocolate chips in a bowl.
• Heat 1 c cream to boiling.
• Pour cream onto chocolate and stir until chocolate is melted.
• Let cool a bit then pour over torte allowing some to run down the sides.

GREAT GRANDMA KLEIN SAND TORTE ( GERMAN POUND CAKE) RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a Bundt Pan. (I use Baker's joy for greasing and flouring) 2.Beat Egg whites in an electric mixer till stiff and stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted, put aside 3. In separate bowl, Cream butter in an electric mixer, once creamed add sugar and egg yolks, beat till light and fluffy 4.Add flour and milk, starting and ending with flour , beating on low speed of mix master. Once combined add lemon rind, beat till combined 5.Fold in egg whites, once combined, place mixture in a prepared Bundt pan 6.Bake for one hour at 350 till Golden and toothpick comes out clean 7. Place on wire rack to cool, when cool invert on to cake plate, dust with confectionary sugar if desired prior to serving

MANDEL BAUM TORTE/KUCHEN-GERMAN 4 ALMOND TREE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. There are 20 layers or more to this cake. The cake is refrigeratated overnight. Start early in the morning...this is a long process.
• 2. All the ingredients should be at room temp.
• 3. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the almond paste with half and half, one tablespoon at a time. It will resemble mashed potatoes when you're done.
• 4. Next, beat in softened butter until fluffy, scraping the bowl to make sure its all mixed in.
• 5. Next, beat in the sugar. Scrape down the sides.
• 6. Next, incorporate the yolks, one at a time
• 7. Add the vanilla.
• 8. Next, sift in the flour and cornstarch in thirds. Beat until well incorporated, scraping the bowl as needed.
• 9. Next, beat the egg whites until they make stiff peaks, but aren't dry.
• 10. Fold the egg whites into the batter gently.
• 11. How to bake the cake: Turn on your BROILER. Yes, I said BROILER! Let is heat up a tad.
• 12. Brush with butter and line a 9″ springform pan with parchment paper. Use more of butter then you think you need.
• 13. Roll like a crepe around the pan with 1/4 cup of batter evenly in the bottom of the pan. I rolled the pan, like I do for crepes. Just make sure you are holding the cake pan with two pot holders.
• 14. Broil this layer until deep golden brown. Do not take out of pan. Add then another thin layer of batter on top. Roll again like for a crepe. Broil again till brown, but not burnt.
• 15. Then, add another 1/4 cup batter. Roll again like a crepe till it is even. Broil as before.
• 16. Each layer should be a little darker then the others. And each layer should be totally flat.
• 17. After repeating these steps a few times, spread a layer with a bit of jam with a little rum mixed in. Continue making a few layers of cake to every layer of jam, until half the jam is used up. I brushed dark rum on top off every 3rd layer before adding the batter.
• 18. Repeat same process until you have 20 layer or more.
• 19. Refrigerate overnight.
• 20. The next day. Spread the top and sides of cake with the jam. Set in refrigerator while making chocolate glaze.
• 21. TO MAKE THE CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
• 22. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add Lyles Golden syrup, vanilla extract and rum. Simmer a few minutes to let the ingredients merge well. Remove from heat and toss in the chocolate and let chocolate melt.
• 23. Stir the glaze until glossy and pour center of top and push down the sides of cake.
• 24. Press finely chopped slightly roasted almonds over the sides and outer edge of cake. Refrigerate to set.
• 25. Update: Adjust broiler rack so the top of pan is about 1 inch from broiler and the bottom of the pan is 5-6 inches from the heat. Each layer should be a different color...from a light golden brown to a dark brown (but not burnt). This is what gives it the look of rings of a tree, each time you broil a layer..the whole top will not be the same color. You will get spots some a little darker and some lighter. Here's another helpful hint. I don't use a brush to push the batter around. I pick up the pan and roll the dough making sure it gets to the edges like you do crepes in a pan. It also helps to make the batter evenly distributed so you have no doming. Another helpful hint. Heat your jam in a double boiler and keep it warm. It will spread so much easier. I hope this helps if you are going to make it.

SWISS CHERRY TORTE CAKE MIX CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cake mix with egg whites, oil, and water. 4 egg whites are 1/2 a cup you could use egg beaters egg whites
• Add almond extract to batter.
• Remove 1/3 of the batter to another bowl; stir in 10 to12 drops red food coloring.( i used cherry juice ).
• Spoon pink and white batters alternately into two greased and floured 9x1-1/2 inch cake pans.
• Cut though batter with a knife to marble.
• Bake in 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from pans.
• Stir together pie filling and grated orange peel.
• In another bowl mix Cool Whip with 8 to 10 drops red food coloring.
• Place one cake on a serving plate.
• Make a border of whipping topping on edge 1 inch wide and 1/2 inch tall; fill with 1/2 the cherry pie filling mixture.
• Top with second layer.
• Make another border of whipped topping; fill with remaining cherry pie filling mixture on top.
• Frost sides with remaining topping.
• Chill 3 hours.

UKRAINIAN SPRING CAKE VESNIANY TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• MAKE THE CAKE: Sift the flour with the baking powder and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until frothy; gradually add the sugar and beat until stiff and meringuelike.
• In a small bowl, beat the yolks until frothy; fold the yolks and flour into the egg whites just until incorporated.
• Divide the batter evenly between the pans.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until the centers spring bake when touched.
• Cool in the pans on a wire rack (centres of the cakes may sink slightly).
• TO PREPARE THE CUSTARD FILLING, in a small nonreactive saucepan, mix the egg yolks, butter, cornstarch, half and half, and sugar.
• Cook, stirring, over medium heat until the mixture is smooth and thick.
• Remove from the heat, cover, and COOL.
• Stir in the vanilla.
• TO ASSEMBLE THE CAKE, cut the layers horizontally, making 4 layers in all.
• Place the bottom layer on a cake plate and spread with half the custard.
• Top with the next layer.
• Spread with the jam.
• Reserve a few of the nicest strawberries for garnish on top of the cake, then slice the remainder and arrange on top of the jam layer.
• Top with a third layer of cake.
• Spread with the remaining custard.
• Top with the remaining layer of cake.
• No more than 1 hour before serving, make the topping.
• Whip the cream and flavour with the confectioners' sugar and vanilla.
• Pile whipped cream on top of the cake and garnish with the reserved berries.
• Makes about 16 servings.

SCHWARZWAELDER TORTE (BLACK FOREST CAKE)

Steps:

• Method:.
• Butter and flour two springforms (10 or 12" in diameter), preheat oven to 300°F.
• cake:.
• Sift the flour and cocoa together several times until of uniform colour.
• Use a handheld electric beater or a tabletop kitchenmachine and beat the whole eggs with the vanilla and sugar until the eggs are thick and drop off the beaters in a wide v-shape.
• Using a large whisk, draw the flour/cocoa mixture in about three lots carefully under the eggmixture until the entire mixture is of an even colour.
• Pour evenly into the prepared pans, bake on the middle shelf side by side for 10 to 15 min or until you can smell the cake, it's beginning to draw from the sides and a testing stick comes out clean from the middle.
• (I have a convection oven, but an ordinary one should do just as well if you ensure that air can reach all around).
• Let cool for about 15 minutes, remove the sides and let cool completely.
• The cake will shrink and fall a little.
• Filling 1:.
• Meanwhile, drain the cherries into a small pot.
• Use about 1/4 of the liquid to dissolve the starch,heat the rest to boiling and stir in the dissolved starch.
• The endresult should be a rather thick red`goo'.
• Cool for about 5 minutes and add the rum, stir in 1 Tbsp at a time, then add the cherries, stir until well coated and cool completely.
• Filling 2 and icing:.
• Whip the whipping cream with the vanilla until about half stiff, then add the sugar 1 Tbsp at a time and continue to whip until stiff.
• Put together the cake as follows:.
• Remove first layer from springform bottom and put on fancy seving plate.
• Cover with cherry filling reserving 9 or 13 cherries for decoration.
• Cover with a thin layer of whipped cream.
• Cover with layer number 2.
• Cover top with a thin layer of whipped cream.
• Fill leftover cream into a decoratorbag with a star tip.
• Starting on the bottom, pipe a serries of rosettes around the cake.
• Pipe another layer of rosettes on top of that one and a third layer.
• This should cover the sides of the cake.
• Pipe a stripe along the upper rim to cover all cake.
• Pipe a small ring in the middle and 8 (for 10 inch cake) or 12 (for 12 inch cake) evenly spaced stars near the rim.
• Place a cherry in center and on each star.
• Shave chocolate lightly over cake.
• Variations:.
• for celiacs or people who are sensitive to wheat/ gluten.
• substitute potatoestarch or rice starch for allpupose flour.
• If you would like to make 3 cake layers, use 6 extralarge or seven eggs and add 1 Tbsp each of flour and cocoa.
• The layers will shrink a little less.
• Seperate the filling layers to first cherries, then whipped cream then top layer of cake.
• You may need a little more whipped cream to finish the cake as described.

PURPLE VELVET TORTE (BEET CAKE)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the beets and agave to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes, until beets are soft.
• Transfer beet-agave mixture to a blender and puree on highest speed until smooth.
• Blend in eggs, oil, vanilla, almond extract, cocoa and salt until thoroughly incorporated.
• Pour batter into a well greased 9-inch cake pan.
• Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool and serve.

SCHOKOLADEN TORTE (CHOCOLATE CAKE)

Steps:

• Place 9-inch springform pan on sheet of wax paper, use pencil to trace around bottom and cut out with scissors.
• Butter bottom and sides of pan; line bottom of pan with buttered wax paper circle.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift flour and baking powder into small bowl.
• Coarsely grate chocolate on piece of wax paper and transfer to top pan of double boiler.
• Fill bottom pan of double boiler halfway with water; bring to boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat, set pan with grated chocolate on top of other pan, add butter and stir until melted and smooth (7 to 10 minutes).
• Add sugar; stir until melted (2 to 3 minutes).
• Transfer chocolate mixture to large mixing bowl.
• Using an electric mixer or mixing spoon, add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla extract to mixture and mix well.
• Place egg whites to medium mixing bowl, and using clean dry mixer or whisk, beat until stiff.
• Using rubber spatula, fold in egg whites with chocolate mixture; transfer to prepared springform pan.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool torte on wire cake rack; remove sides of pan.
• Place 9-inch lace paper doily on top of cake; sift confectioners' sugar over it; remove doily.
• Pipe whipped cream dollops around edge of cake top and place a hazelnut or berry in each cream dollop.
• Serve with extra whipped cream.

VINE TORTE OR PRUNE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cookie ingredients as for cookies.
• Divide dough into 7 and roll out so it is approx size of 8" cake pan.
• Bake at 350 until slightly browned.
• Cool.
• Cover prunes with water and simmer until tender.
• Drain, reserving at least 1/2 cup of water.
• Put in food processor and add rest of ingredients.
• Process until smooth.
• Return to pot and simmer for a few minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Cool until you can touch it without burning yourself.
• Layer filling between cookies, ending with a cookie.
• (seven cookie layers and six filling layers.) Wrap in wax or parchment paper and then in foil.
• Refrigerate for 1 1/2 to 2 weeks to cure.
• You know it has sat long enough when the cookie doesn't crumble when you cut it.