Elegant Chocolate Angel Torte

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 (15 ounce) package two-step angel food cake mix
• 2 (1 1/3 ounce) envelopes dry whipped dessert topping mix
• 1 cup cold nonfat milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup strawberry puree
• strawberry (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 to make strawberry puree, mash 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries (or frozen strawberries thawed) in blender or food processor. cover, blend until smooth. puree should measure 1 cup.
• 2 move oven rack to lowest position.
• 3 sift cocoa over contents of cake flour packet, stir to blend. proceed with mixing cake as directed on package. bake and cool as directed for 10-inch tube pan. carefully run knife along side of pan to loosen cake; remove rom pan. using a serrated knife, slice cake horizontally into four layers.
• 4 prepare whipped toppying mix as directed on package, using 1 cup nonfat milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. blend in strawberry puree.
• 5 place bottom cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1/4 of topping. set next cake layer on top; spread with 1/4 of topping. continue layering cake and topping. refrigerate until ready to serve. slice cake with sharp serrated knife, cutting with gentle sawing motions. serve sliced cake with strawberry garnishes. cover; refrigerate leftover cake.