Chocablock Cake
- 10 squares semisweet chocolate
- 1 cube heavy or whipping cream
- 1 package devil's food or chocolate cake mix for 2-layer cake
- 1 package chocolate-flavor instant pudding and pie filling
- 1 3/4 c. milk
- confectioners' sugar
- Coarsely chop chocolate; place in medium bowl.
- In 1-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, heat heavy or whipping cream just to boiling.
- Pour cream over chocolate in bowl; let stand 1 minute; gently stir until chocolate melts.
- Set chocolate mixture aside to cool at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until it is of frosting consistency, about 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 13" by 9" metal baking pan.
- Prepare cake mix as label directs.
- Spoon batter into baking pan, spreading evenly.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
- Cool cake in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
- Remove cake from pan; cool cake completely on wire rack.
- With serrated knife, cut cooled cake horizontally in half, then cut each half crosswise in half to make 4 rectangles.
- Prepare pudding and pie filling as label directs but use only 1 3/4 cups milk.
- Place 1 cake layer on cake plate; spread with half of pudding.
- Top with second layer; spread with remaining pudding.
- Place third layer on top.
- Cut remaining cake layer into 1/2-inch cubes; set aside.
- 8.
- Spoon 3/4 cup frosting into decorating bag with medium star tube; set aside.
- Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
- Quickly, pile cake cubes on frosting on top of cake.
- Then pipe frosting in decorating bag around bottom of cake to make a pretty border.
- 9.
- Cover and refrigerate cake until ready to serve.
- Sprinkle top of cake with confectioners' sugar to serve.
chocolate, whipping cream, chocolate cake, chocolateflavor, milk, confectioners
Taken from www.delish.com/recipefinder/chocablock-cake-2749 (may not work)