Fudgy Orange Cappuccino Torte Recipes

FUDGY ORANGE CAPPUCCINO TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease bottom only of 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
• In large bowl, combine all brownie ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• Spread in greased pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until center is set and toothpick comes out barely clean.
• Cool on wire rack until completely cooled (atleast an hour).
• In medium saucepan, combine condensed milk, 6 ounces chocolate chips and cook over low heat (stirring constantly) until chocolate is melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of the hot mixture into egg yolks.
• Gradually stir yolk mixture into hot mixture in saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in 2 tablespoons liqueur and nuts.
• Refrigerate just until cool, about 25 minutes.
• Spread cooled filling mixture over top of cooled brownie.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour or until set.
• To serve:.
• Run a knife around sides of pan to loosen.
• Remove sides of pan.
• Place brownie on serving plate.
• In large mixer, combine all topping ingredients until stiff peaks are formed.
• Pipe or spoon topping mixture evenly over chilled filling.
• Garnish with orange slices and chocolate shavings (I used Hershey's bar that was microwaved for a few seconds and used carrot peeler on it to make curls).

HAZELNUT CAPPUCCINO TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Using food processor, chop hazelnuts, chocolate, orange zest and lemon zest until finely ground. Set aside.
• Beat egg yolks with 1/4 cup of the sugar until light and creamy (about 5 minutes). Fold into hazelnut mixture.
• In separate bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually beat in another 1/4 cup sugar until soft peaks form. Continue beating until stiff peaks form and then fold into hazelnut mixture.
• Spread in greased and floured springform pan. (It is also a good idea to put parchment on the bottom of the pan for easier removal.).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cool and then unmould.
• In bowl, combine mascarpone cheese, cream, remaining sugar and liqueurs. Beat until stiff and smooth. Spread over cake.
• Just before serving, sprinkle with espresso granules and nutmeg. Decorate with whipped cream and chocolate covered espresso beans if desired.

FUDGY ORANGE CAPPUCCINO TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom of 9- or 10-inch springform pan. In large bowl, combine all brownie ingredients except 4 oz. chocolate beat 50 strokes by hand. Stir in chocolate. Spread in greased pan. Bake at 350°F. for 40 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely.In medium saucepan, combine condensed milk and 6 oz. chocolate. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir 2 tablespoons hot mixture into egg yolks. Gradually stir yolk mixture into hot mixture in saucepan. Cook over medium heat 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tablespoons liqueur and nuts. Refrigerate until just cool, about 25 minutes. Spread filling mixture over top of cooled brownies. Refrigerate at least I hour or until filling is set.Run knife around sides of pan to loosen remove sides of pan. To serve, place brownie on serving plate. In large bowl, beat all topping ingredients until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spoon topping mixture evenly over chilled filling. Garnish with orange slices and leaves. Store in refrigerator.HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: Add 1/2 cup flour to dry brownie mix. Bake at 375°F. for 35 to 45 minutes.Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 540 Protein 6g Carbohydrate 60g Fat 30g Sodium 160mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

TORTA DE LARANJA ( ORANGE TORTE )

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to hot, 425°F Line the bottom of a 13" X 9" baking pan with parchment or wax paper. Butter the wax paper generously and also the pan sides; sprinkle 2tbsp of flour over the wax paper, then tip the pan from side to side and back and forth to coat both the wax paper and the pan sides with flour. Rap the pan lightly against the counter, then tip out the excess flour; set the pan aside.
• With an electric mixer set at high speed, beat the 1 1/8 cup of the sugar with the eggs & butter for 5 minutes until the colour and consistency of mayonnaise.
• As soon as the sugar-egg mixture is fluffy-light, stir in the orange juice, rind, and cinnamon. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake uncovered on the middle oven rack for 12 to 15 minutes until the surface is richly browned. As it bakes, the batter may billow into alarming "hills and valleys" but this is perfectly normal.
• While the torte bakes, spread a clean dishtowel across the counter so that one of the short sides faces you. Now sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup sugar over the towel to cover an area slightly larger than that of the your pan.
• The instant the torte is done, remove from the oven and loosen around the edges with a thin-bladed knife or small spatula. Quickly invert the pan on top of the sugared towel and, wasting no time, gently pull off the wax paper.
• With a sharp knife dipped in hot water, quickly trim off any crisp edges around the torte.
• To roll the torte, lift the front end of the towel up, letting the torte roll up on itself, jelly-roll style. Leave the torte wrapped up in the towel for 3 to 4 hours (the torte will make its own jelly-like filling), then carefully unwrap.
• To serve, slice the torte about 3/8in thick and slightly on the bias. Allow 2-3 slices per serving.

ORANGE CAPPUCCINO FUDGE

Steps:

• 1. Line a 9" square pan with non-stick foil with edges hanging over sides. Grease with 1 1/2 teaspoons butter. Set aside. In a small saucepan over low heat combine whipping cream, coffee granules 2 oz. semisweet chocolate squares. Stir gently until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat and set aside until cool. In a large heavy saucepan combine remaining butter (1/4 cup) with sour cream and sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Bring mixture to a rapid boil and cook until candy thermometer reaches 234^ (soft ball stage), approximately 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in white chocolate squares and marshmallow cream (open jar and place in microwave for 10-15 seconds makes for much easier removal) until completely melted. Stir in orange zest and extract. Pour into prepared pan. Drop dollops of the coffee/chocolate mixture over orange mixture in pan. Swirl with a butter knife to blend coffee/chocolate mixture throughout fudge. Chill until firm. Remove foil (using extended handles) and cut into 1" squares. Yield: 2 lbs.

07: CAKES AND TORTES

Steps:

• While some Bake-Off® prize-winning cakes, like 1950's Orange Kiss-Me Cake and 1953's "My Inspiration" Cake, were simple cakes to round out a meal, most Bake-Off® cakes have been lavish creations, the product of a homemaker's expansive love and a bit of time. The 1951 contest's Starlight Double- Delight Cake and 1959's Mardi Gras Party Cake are both beautifully frosted, elaborate cakes. The Tunnel of Fudge Cake, from the 1966 contest, may have been the ultimate home-grown extravagance, packed full of nuts and fudgy chocolate.The 1970s marked a real change in cake baking, with more homey cakes gaining in popularity, featuring whole-food ingredients like molasses, bananas and oats, as in 1973's Banana Crunch Cake or 1978's Nutty Graham Picnic Cake. In the 1980s, cooks returned to decadence and looked to Europe for inspiration. With 1984's Dark Chocolate Sacher Torte or 1988's Almond Mocha Cake, American families were treated like European royalty.Recently, American cooks have been displaying their increased sophistication by combining the best of European and American traditions. The Chocolate Mousse Fantasy Torte, from the 1990s contest, combined an American original--brownies--with a European classic--chocolate mousse. In 1994 Glazed Sweet Potato Mini-Cakes revealed an haute cuisine treatment of indigenous American ingredients: sweet potatoes, maple syrup and pecans.While ingredients, manners of preparation and tastes have changed over the years, the reasons for presenting a special cake haven't. Celebrations find cake bakers and cake eaters in perfect agreement: cakes are the perfect food for sharing.From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

CREAMY CAPPUCCINO ORANGE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 13×9-inch pan with foil, leaving 1-inch overhang on sides. Lightly butter foil.
• Dissolve coffee granules in hot water.
• Lightly butter large microwavable bowl. Combine sugar, sour cream, butter and coffee mixture in prepared bowl. Microwave at HIGH 5 to 6 minutes or until boiling, stirring after 2-1/2 and 5 minutes.
• After sugar mixture comes to a full rolling boil, microwave at HIGH 5 to 6 minutes more until mixture reaches soft-ball stage (234°F) on instant-read or candy thermometer, stirring after 3 minutes. (Do not microwave mixture with thermometer.)
• Add vanilla chips, marshmallow creme and grated orange peel; stir until smooth. Pour into prepared pan; smooth evenly into corners. Score into 70 squares by cutting 7 sections lengthwise and 10 sections crosswise halfway through fudge with sharp knife while fudge is still warm.
• Let stand until firm. Remove from pan by lifting fudge and foil using foil handles. Place on cutting board; cut along score lines into squares. Remove foil. Garnish, if desired. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

ORANGE TORTE

Steps:

• For orange curd: Mix juices with cornstarch in saucepan until dissolved.
• Whisk in butter, sugar, eggs and yolk until smooth.
• Place over low heat and stir until mixture is thickened to consistency of thin yoghurt, 15-20 minutes.
• DO NOT LET BOIL.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the curd and cool, then refrigerate overnight; if butter begins to separate, whisk to reblend.
• For cake: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350F.
• Line bottom of 2, 9 inch round cake pans with parchment.
• Combine yolks, 3 tblsps sugar, liqueur, hot water, vanilla, orange zest, cardamon and almond extract in large bowl and beat about 8 minutes.
• Beat whites in a separate bowl, with clean beaters, adding a pinch of salt and another of cream of tartar, until soft peaks form.
• Add remaining 8 tblsps sugar, one at a time, and beat until meringue is quite stiff and glossy.
• Resift flours together.
• Gently fold ¼ of meringue mixture into yolks.
• Scrape yolk mixture over remaining meringue with spatula, then sift ¼ of flour over top and fold in.
• Repeat until all flour is folded in, being careful not to deflate mixture or allow any lumps to remain.
• Drizzle butter over and gently fold in using 3-4 strokes.
• Pour into pans.
• Bake until tops spring back when touched, 20-25 minutes, rotating cakes once.
• Cool.
• To assemble: Loosen cakes from pans and peel off paper.
• Turn right side up.
• Using long, serrated knife, halve cakes horizontally to make 4 layers.
• Arrange 1 layer, cut side up, on platter.
• Sprinkle with 1 tblsp liqueur; spread with 1/3 of curd.
• Repeat 2 more times.
• Top with last layer, flat side up.
• Press gently to align.
• Wrap cake in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Whip cream with 2 tblsps icing sugar and 2 tblsps liqueur to stiff peaks.
• Reserve 2/3s cup cream.
• Spread remaining cream smoothly over top and sides of cake.
• Spoon reserved cream into pastry bag fitted with star tip and pipe decoratively around sides of cake.
• Garnish with candied orange peel, if you wish and serve at room temperature.