Tall, Dark and Stout Chocolate Layer Cake

Name: Tall, Dark and Stout Chocolate Layer Cake
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devils food cake mix; 340 grams semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped; 118 milliliters butter; 6 Tbsps caramel topping; 3 eggs; 296 milliliters stout beer; 79 milliliters vegetable oil; 355 milliliters whipping cream

Tall, Dark and Stout Chocolate Layer Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 16 servings with 414 calories, 6g of protein, and 31g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Father's Day. Head to the store and pick up whipping cream, butter, stout beer, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

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.

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Cake Mix

Beer

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Cooking Oil

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Oven

Pour about 1 1/2 cups batter into each pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely.

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Oven

Meanwhile, for frosting, place chocolate in medium mixing bowl. In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream and butter to just boiling over medium heat.

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Whipping Cream

Chocolate

Frosting

Butter

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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.

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Chocolate

Cream

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Whisk

Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Frost top of layer with 1 cup of the frosting.

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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.

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Caramel Sauce