Cranberry and White Chocolate Mince Pies
Author: Matthew Goods
This torte with white chocolate and raspberry jam is the perfect festive baking recipe.
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Yield: 15
Calories: 0
Fat: 0
Fat: 0
Ingredients
- 1½ cups butter (cubed)
- ¾ cup water
- 4 ounces white baking chocolate (chopped)
- 1½ cups buttermilk
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp rum extract
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour (divided)
- 1 cup toasted pecans (chopped)
- 2¼ cups sugar
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- White Chocolate Cream Frosting:
- 4 ounces white baking chocolate (chopped)
- 11 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp rum extract
- 6 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 cup seedless raspberry jam (divided)
Method
- Preheat the main oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large pan, combine the butter, water, and white baking chocolate. Cook while stirring over low heat until entirely melted. Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the buttermilk followed by the eggs, vanilla extract, and rum extract.
- In a bowl, combine ½ cup of flour with the pecans.
- In a larger bowl, combine sugar with the baking soda and the remaining flour. Then, a little at a time beat in the butter mixture and stir in the pecan mixture.
- Grease and flour three (9") circular baking pans.
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared pans, and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until springy to the touch. Allow to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing them to wire baking racks to cool completely.
- Add the white chocolate cream frosting to a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate, stirring until silky smooth. Allow the frosting to cool while occasionally stirring for 10 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with the butter. A little at a time beat in the melted white chocolate, vanilla, and rum extracts. Gradually beat in the confectioner's sugar until smooth.
- When you are ready to assemble, spread 2 tablespoons of raspberry jam over one of the cake's layers, followed by ½ cup of the frosting. Repeat the layers another two times. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the torte. Warm any remaining raspberry jam, and drizzle it over the dessert plates. Top each plate with a slice of torte.
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