Ant House Cake with Chocolate Mascarpone Frosting

Name: Ant House Cake with Chocolate Mascarpone Frosting
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters Betty Decorating Decors chocolate candy sprinkles; 170 grams Betty Decorating Decors chocolate candy sprinkles; 170 grams chopped good quality (70% cocoa) dark chocolate (not baking chocolate); 1 teaspoons espresso powder; 680 grams containers each) mascarpone cheese, softened but cool; 473 milliliters powdered sugar; 177 milliliters unsweetened shredded coconut; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 box Betty white cake mix

One serving contains 706 calories, 7g of protein, and 38g of fat. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. If you have espresso powder, betty decorating decors chocolate candy sprinkles, vanilla, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for nonstick pans). Spray 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with baking spray with flour; line bottoms with cooking parchment paper.

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Baking Spray

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Oven

Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Use spatula to gently stir coconut and 1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles into batter. Divide batter evenly between pans.

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Chocolate Sprinkles

Cake Mix

Coconut

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Spatula

Bake as directed on box until toothpick inserted in center of each cake comes out clean. Cool cakes in pan 15 minutes.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Frying Pan

Transfer cakes to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.

To make Frosting, use double boiler to melt dark chocolate. Stir in espresso powder with whisk until dissolved. Set chocolate mixture aside to cool.

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Instant Espresso

Dark Chocolate

Chocolate

Frosting

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Double Boiler

Whisk

In large bowl, beat mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gently add cooled chocolate and continue to mix at low speed until well incorporated.

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Mascarpone