Chocolate-Candy Cane Cake

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Jell-O magazine add

Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves 18 people

Categories: Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. (2 layer size) chocolate cake mix
  • 1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) Jell-O chocolate instant pudding
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 container (8oz.) sour cream
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 pkg. (4oz.) Baker's Semi-sweet chocolate chopped
  • 18 small candy canes, coarsely crushed (about 1 cup), divided
  • 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip, thawed

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Beat first 7 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in chopped chocolate and 2 Tbsp. crushed candy. Pour into 2 (9-inch) round pans sprayed with cooking spray.
  3. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Loosen cakes from sides of pans; invert onto wire racks. Carefully remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
  4. Fill and frost cakes with Cool Whip. Sprinkle with remaining crushed candy just before serving. Keep refrigerated.

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