Macadamia Fudge Torte

"This was the million dollar winner a couple of years ago in the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Dallas, Texas. It has a wonderful rich taste. (This was the 1st time a man had won the bake-off.)"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
12
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ingredients

  • 13 cup sweetened condensed milk, preferably low-fat kind
  • 12 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 (20 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
  • 1 12 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 13 cup vegetable oil
  • 5 -6 canned pear halves in natural juice, pureed (about 1 1/4 cups)
  • 2 eggs
  • 13 cup chopped macadamia nuts or 1/3 cup pecans
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 2 cups butterscotch sundae sauce
  • 13 cup milk
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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Spray a 9" or 10" springform pan with Pam.
  • In a small saucepan, combine condensed milk and chocolate chips.
  • Heat on med-low setting til chocolate is melted, stirring occasionally.
  • In a large bowl, combine cake mix, cinnamon and oil until crumbly.
  • Place pears in a blender and blend until smooth.
  • In a large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups of the cake mix mixture, pears and eggs.
  • (The rest of the cake is used for the topping.) Beat with an electric mixer at low speed until moistened, then at med speed for 2 minutes.
  • Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
  • Drop chocolate chip mixture by spoonfuls over the batter.
  • Stir nuts and water into remaining cake mix mixture blending well, and sprinkle over batter.
  • Bake 45-50 minutes or until top springs back lightly when touched in center.
  • (Be careful not to overbake or cake will be dry.) Cool 10 minutes.
  • Remove side of pan and cool.
  • Combine butterscotch topping and milk in saucepan over med-low heat heat for 3-4 minutes or until well blended, stirring occasionally.
  • To serve, spoon about 2 tablespoons of warm sauce on to plate and top with wedge of torte.

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Reviews

  1. My friend brought this torte to my house as part of a dinner party. I made dinner and she made this to-die-for dessert. She (evilly) left the rest of it in my place - I have been eating a piece every night for dessert. I heat it for 20 seconds in the microwave and spoon vanilla ice cream over it. My new favorite torte!!!! You have to try it.
     
  2. This torte is sooooo AMAZING. I had a few friends over for dinner so I decided to try and impress them with this recipe and I had them ALL licking their plates clean. I don't know why more people haven't tried this wonderful dessert. I have full intention on distributing this recipe to every girl I know!! I didn't change a thing, and my torte came out PERFECT. The pears really give a nice subtle, different touch. I insist that EVERYONE on zaar try this one!
     
  3. This is a fabulous recipe--I actually used it as a base for a wedding cake that I made for my cousin. Everyone was after me for the recipe, which I got from the "Cake Doctor" cookbook. The only change I made was to serve a sauce that was half hot fudge and half caramel ice cream toppings. Serve to friends, or at your next company dinner--an impressive dessert!
     
  4. This exact dessert was served at a party I attended yesterday. It is DELICIOUS! Everyone asked for the recipe, including me. I was going to post it here, but found it had already been posted. She served it with a dollop of whipped cream. Lovely presentation and an elegant, dessert. More folks should try it.
     
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