Chocolate Pecan Torte

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups oreo chocolate cookie crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup pecan pieces
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 4 ounces semisweet baking chocolate
• 1/3 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 crust: mix cookie crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 praline nut layer: sprinkle pecans over crust.
• 3 place butter and brown sugar in saucepan; cook over medium heat until mixture comes to boil.
• 4 boil 2 to 4 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly.
• 5 pour over pecans; cool slightly.
• 6 cover; freeze 3 hours or until set.
• 7 cream cheese layer: beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 8 spread over praline nut layer.
• 9 refrigerate until chilled.
• 10 ganache: melt chocolate with cream in small heavy saucepan; cook on very low heat just until chocolate is melted, stirring frequently.
• 11 remove from heat; cool completely.
• 12 spread chocolate mixture over cream cheese layer.
• 13 refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
• 14 makes 16 servings.
• 15 for easier cutting: rinse knife in hot water, a wet knife will slice through this dessert easier and prevent the layers from sticking to the knife.