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Chocolate lovers, this is a cake you have to try! And try, and try, and try.

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(80 Ratings)

80 Ratings

5 spoons 74%

4 spoons 11%

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PREP TIME
25 Min
TOTAL TIME
3 Hr 15 Min
SERVINGS
16

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® chocolate fudge cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1: container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting

1/3: cup whipping cream

1/2: cup semisweet chocolate chips

2: bars (1.4 oz each) chocolate-covered toffee candy, very coarsely chopped

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1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch rounds.
2 Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting.
3 In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over medium heat until hot (do not boil); remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips until melted and smooth. Let stand 5 minutes. Carefully pour chocolate mixture onto top center of cake; spread to edge, allowing some to drizzle down side. Garnish top of cake with toffee candy. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Expert Tips

Ganache, the cream and chocolate mixture, is ready to use when it mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. It will become firmer the longer it cools.

Glaze the cake on a rack with waxed paper under the rack; any extra drips of the ganache will fall onto the waxed paper. When the ganache hardens, you can easily and neatly transfer the cake to your serving plate.

Stir 2 tablespoons freeze-dried or powdered instant coffee (dry) or 1 tablespoon grated orange peel into the cake batter.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 350

(Calories from Fat 160),

Total Fat 18g

(Saturated Fat 6g,
Trans Fat 2g),

Cholesterol 50mg;
Sodium 350mg;
Total Carbohydrate 46g

(Dietary Fiber 1g,
Sugars 31g),

Protein 3g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 4.00%;
Vitamin C 0.00%;
Calcium 6.00%;
Iron 8.00%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch;
0 Fruit;
2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
3 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 12/2/2011 4:36:45 PM REPORT ABUSE JadedLily said:

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I made this cake for my husbands birthday. Instead of using the chocolate fudge cake I bought Decadent Supreme Chocolate Mousse cake and made three layers. I used the mousse to frost the middle layers and frosted with whipped milk chocolate icing before topping with the Ganache. It was incredible!!! Like something you'd buy from a high end bakery. Thanks Betty!

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Posted 6/5/2011 3:33:08 PM REPORT ABUSE Pami Jo said:

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It was easy to make and looked extra special with the ganache topping and crushed candy (I used Andes mints), but it didn't taste anywhere near as great as it looked. It was a good cake, but not extraordinary.

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