Nutty Chocolate Fudge Torte

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1/3 vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (15 ounce) can sliced pears, drained
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1/4 cup hot caramel ice cream topping, warmed
• 1/2 teaspoon milk

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 in a microwave, melt chocolate chips with condensed milk; stir until smooth, set aside.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, combine, cake mix, oil and cinnamon until crumbly.
• 5 set aside 1/2 cup for topping.
• 6 in a blender or food processor, process pears until smooth; add to remaining cake mixture with the eggs.
• 7 beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 8 pour into a greased 9-inch springform pan.
• 9 drop melted chocolate by tablespoonfuls over the batter.
• 10 combine pecans, water and the reserved cake mixture; crumble over chocolate.
• 11 bake, for 45-50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• 12 cool for 10 minutes.
• 13 carefully, run a knife around sides of pan to loosen.
• 14 cool completely on wire rack.
• 15 remove sides of pan.
• 16 combine caramel topping with milk until smooth; drizzle on serving plates.
• 17 put a slice of baked torte over the drizzle on plate.
• 18 serve with whipped cream or icecream if desired.