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Macadamia Fudge Torte

Serves: 12

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Kurt Wait - Redwood City, California
Bake-Off® Contest 37, 1996 Grand Prize Winner
Kurt Wait is the first man in the forty-seven-year history of the Bake-Off® Contest to win the grand prize. His streusel-topped chocolate-pear torte brought him a million dollars, the largest prize ever in a cooking contest.


   FILLING
   ___ cup low-fat sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
   ___ cup semisweet chocolate chips
   
   CAKE
   _ package (1-lb 2.25-oz) pudding-included devil's food cake mix
   _ 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
   ___ cup oil
   _ (15-ounce) can sliced pears in light syrup, drained
   _ eggs
   ___ cup chopped macadamia nuts or pecans
   _ teaspoons water
   
   SAUCE
   _ (17-ounce) jar butterscotch caramel fudge ice cream topping
   ___ cup milk
   
   __Kurt Wait ..........Click the Edit tab and select this entry to learn more about this Bake-Off® Contest Winner.


Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9- or 10-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray. In small saucepan, combine filling ingredients. Cook over medium-low heat until chocolate is melted, stirring occasionally.

In large bowl, combine cake mix, cinnamon and oil; blend at low speed for 30 seconds or until crumbly. (Mixture will be dry.) Place pears in blender container or food processor bowl with metal blade; cover and blend until smooth.

In large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups of the cake mix mixture, pureed pears and eggs; beat at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Spread batter evenly in spray-coated pan. Drop filling by spoonfuls over batter. Stir nuts and water into remaining cake mix mixture. Sprinkle over filling.

Bake at 350°F. for 45 to 50 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes. Remove sides of pan. Cool 1 1/2 hours or until completely cooled.

In small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Cook over medium-low heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until well blended, stirring occasionally. To serve, spoon 2 tablespoons warm sauce onto each serving plate; top with wedge of torte. If desired, serve with vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt and garnish with chocolate curls.

HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: Add 1/3 cup flour to dry cake mix. Bake as directed above.

Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 460; Protein 6g; Carbohydrate 73g; Fat 16g; Sodium 500mg

From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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