Recipes

Best-Ever Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake

16 Servings

Desserts

1 HR 30 MIN

Prep

0-15 mins

Cook

1 HR 15 MIN

Calories

350

Ingredients

1 pkg

(2-layer size) chocolate cake mix

4 

eggs

1 cup

sour cream

1/2 cup

oil

1/2 cup

water

2 tbsp

sliced almonds

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Chop 2 oz. chocolate. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, oil and water in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in chopped chocolate. Pour into 2 (9-inch) round pans sprayed with cooking spray.

Step 3

Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Loosen cakes from sides of pans. Invert onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.

Step 4

Microwave COOL WHIP and remaining chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 1 min. Let stand 15 min. to thicken.

Step 5

Stack cake layers on plate, filling and frosting with COOL WHIP mixture. Sprinkle with nuts.