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Chocolate Ganache Cake

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 12
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Chocolate lovers, this is a cake you have to try! And try, and try, and try.
Created Aug 25, 2009
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Ingredients

  • 1 pkg (510 g) Betty Crocker* SuperMoist Chocolate Fudge, Milk Chocolate, Devil's Food or German Chocolate Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on cake mix package
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 bars chocolate-covered toffee candy, very coarsely chopped
  • 1 tub (450 g) Betty Crocker* Creamy Deluxe or (340 g) Whipped Fluffy Chocolate Frosting

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (180°C) for shiny metal or glass pans or 325°F (160°C) for dark or non-stick pans. Make and cool cake as directed on package for two 8-inch (20 cm) or 9-inch (23 cm) round pans.
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    2
    Place one cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/3 cup (75 mL) frosting. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting.
  •  
    3
    In 1-quart (1 L) 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 about 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.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Tip: 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 wire cooling 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.

Nutrition Information

390 Calories, 21g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 48g Total Carbs, 35g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 12-16
Calories
390
Total Fat
21g
Saturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
2 1/2g
Cholesterol
50mg
Sodium
370mg
15%
Total Carbs
48g
Dietary Fiber
1g
Sugars
35g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2
2%
Calcium
4
4%
Iron
10
10%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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