Ultimate Layer Cake

Ultimate Layer Cake
This recipe makes 12 servings with 758 calories, 9g of protein, and 40g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not If you have milk chocolate cake, butter, cream cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

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Watch how to make this recipe.
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For the cakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease four 12- by 8- by 1-inch baking pans with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
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Prepare the dark chocolate cake according to package directions, using 1/4 cup canola oil and 3 eggs, and substituting the chocolate milk for the liquid.
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Bake in 2 of the prepared pans. Cool and remove the cakes from the pans.
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Prepare the milk chocolate cake according to package directions, using the remaining 1/4 cup canola oil and 3 eggs, and substituting the cream soda for the liquid.
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Bake in the remaining 2 pans. Cool and remove the cakes from the pans.
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While the cakes are baking, make the frostings.
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For the milk chocolate frosting: Using an electric hand mixer, beat together the softened butter, softened cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder and chocolate milk.
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For the dark chocolate frosting: Using an electric hand mixer, beat together the softened butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder and chocolate fudge sundae topping.
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Place the chocolate chips in a medium microwave-safe bowl and set aside. In a small saucepan, combine the cream and corn syrup. Cook over medium heat just until boiling.
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Pour over chocolate chips and stir until completely smooth. If not completely smooth, microwave on medium setting (50 percent power) for 2 minutes. Cool about 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens.
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Cut each cake in half horizontally, to make 8 even layers.
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Place a dark cake layer onto a serving platter and frost the top only with some dark chocolate frosting.
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Place a milk chocolate cake layer on top and frost the top only with the milk chocolate frosting. Continue until you have 8 layers. Don't frost the top layer. Carefully pour the glaze over the cake, coating the top and letting it drip down the sides.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs
Servings12
Health Score3
Dish TypesSide Dish
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