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Prep Time:

20 min

Start to Finish:

2 hrs, 45 min

Makes:

12 servings

Red Velvet Torte with White Truffle Frosting

Need a special dessert? Layers of chocolate bliss frosted with indulgent yet easy truffle frosting take the cake!

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® German chocolate cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 bottle (1 oz) red food color
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 ½ cups white vanilla baking chips
  • 2 ¼ cups Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from two containers)

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans, 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 pans.
  2. Bake and cool as directed on box for 8-inch rounds. Refrigerate layers about 45 minutes for easier handling. Trim off rounded top of one layer. Slice each cake layer in half horizontally to make a total of 4 layers. Reserve untrimmed top layer.
  3. In medium microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips uncovered on Medium (50%) 4 to 5 minutes, stirring halfway through microwave time. Stir until smooth; cool 5 minutes. Stir in frosting until well blended. Place 1 cake layer bottom, cut side up, on serving plate; spread with about 3/4 cup of the frosting. Repeat with second and third cake layers. Top with reserved cake layer, cut side down; frost with remaining frosting. Store loosely covered.

Nutritional Information

  • 1 Serving :
    • Calories : 480 (Calories from Fat: 240)
    • Total Fat : 27g (Saturated Fat: 11g, Trans Fat: 3½g)
    • Cholesterol : 55mg
    • Sodium : 220mg
    • Total Carbohydrate : 57g (Dietary Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 51g)
    • Protein : 3g
  • Percent Daily Value* :
    • Vitamin A (%DV) : 0%
    • Vitamin C (%DV) : 0%
    • Calcium : 6%
    • Iron (%DV) : 0%
  • Exchanges :
    • Starch : 0½
    • Other Carbohydrate : 3½
    • Vegetable : 0
    • Fat : 5½
  • Carbohydrate Choices :  4
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe Tip:

Splitting cake layers is easy. Insert toothpicks around side of cake layer to mark middle point. Using toothpicks as a guide, cut through the layer with a long, thin, sharp knife.

For a double-chocolate cake, use semisweet chocolate chips instead of the white chips and Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting instead of the vanilla frosting.