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Tall, Dark and Stout Chocolate Layer Cake

Rich layers of chocolate cake, combined with stout beer and caramel make for an extra-dreamy dessert indulgence.

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Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 3 hr 30 min
Servings 16

Ingredients

Cake

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix

1 1/4: cups stout beer

1/3: cup vegetable oil

3: eggs

Chocolate Frosting

12: oz semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped

1 1/2: cups whipping cream

1/2: cup butter

Caramel Filling

6: tablespoons caramel topping

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of three 9- or 8-inch round cake pans. Make cake batter as directed on box, using cake mix, beer, the oil and eggs. Pour about 1 1/2 cups batter into each pan.
2 Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely.
3 Meanwhile, for frosting, place chocolate in medium mixing bowl. In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream and butter to just boiling over medium heat. Pour cream mixture over chocolate; stir with whisk until melted and smooth. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour; stir. Refrigerate about 1 to 1 1/2 hours more or until spreading consistency.
4 Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Frost top of layer with 1 cup of the frosting. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons caramel topping. Top with another cake layer, 1 cup of the frosting and remaining 3 tablespoons caramel topping. Top with remaining cake layer and frosting. Garnish with chunks of chocolate covered caramels with sea salt, if desired.

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Expert Tips

For even more chocolate flavor, use a chocolate stout beer.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 420
Calories from Fat: 230),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 26g; 26%
(Saturated Fat 13g, 13% Trans Fat 1/2g 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 80mg; 80%;
Sodium: 320mg; 320%;
Total Carbohydrate: 42g; 42%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 27g 27% ),
Protein: 4g; 4%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 8%;
Iron: 10%;

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; 5 Fat;

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

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Posted 8/20/2012 3:27:47 PM REPORT ABUSE ValTheRican said:

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WOW! So rich, moist, delicious, creamy, and NOT overly-sweet! Simply a-m-a-z-i-n-g! Even my husband "WOWed" at it. And he's not a "lover" of sweets. The stout offsets the sweetness. I did not add the caramels on top because: In my haste, two out of the three layers fell apart because I did NOT wait to properly cool them, (it was almost midnight and I was dead tired), so instead, I turned it onto a Trifle Cake. It turned out even better because we did not have to slice it for the guests, they just scooped up cake onto a plate and reveled in the chocolatey deliciousness of it. I will make this again and again. Also, I used the box of triple chocolate fudge cake mix, because that's what I had.

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Posted 4/9/2012 12:58:31 PM REPORT ABUSE coleus25 said:

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I think the beer makes the cake a little less sweet & more complex, to offset the rich toppings. So one could probably substitute a hearty root beer or ginger beer? I made the cake w/o substitutions (tho left off the candy on top). Very easy. It makes a lot of frosting so I frosted the sides as well & decorated the bottom of the cake w/a row of choc mousse bunny shaped Peeps. I think next time I might add a layer of raspberry jam before the frosting, to brighten the intensity of the chocolate? Or make half the frosting & use a buttercream inside & the choc on the outside? If you are in the mood for super chccolaty, though, it would hit the spot.

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