Double Chocolate Raspberry Cake
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- Chocolate Frosting
- 1/4 cup raspberry jam
- 2 fresh raspberries
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, and water and beat with an electric mixer for about 2 minutes, until smooth and creamy.
- Using a rubber spatula or spoon, fold the chocolate chips into the cake batter.
- Divide batter evenly between two cake pans and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester placed in the center of the cakes comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool in their pans.
- When cool, turn one cake out, round side down, on a flat serving platter or cake pedestal covered with two pieces of waxed paper, slightly overlapping in the center.
- To make flat on top, slice the rounded side off both layers before stacking.
- Apply a thin layer of chocolate frosting to the top of the first layer, followed by a layer of raspberry jam.
- Dot approximately 1/4 cup of fresh raspberries on top of the jam, leaving spaces between berries.
- Carefully place the second layer of chocolate cake, rounded side up, or if top has been removed, bottom side up, gently aligning the two layers together.
- With an offset spatula or knife, spread a thin layer of frosting around the sides and top of the cake and add extra frosting until the sides are covered and smooth.
- Frost the top of the cake until covered and smooth.
- Finish the top and sides of the cake with the remaining raspberries.
chocolate cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water, chocolate chips, chocolate frosting, raspberry jam, fresh raspberries
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/double-chocolate-raspberry-cake-234859 (may not work)