Hot Chocolate Cake

This showstopping Hot Chocolate Cake has layers of moist chocolate cake, pudding, whipped topping, marshmallows and yes, it has hot chocolate too.

I don’t know about you but I love a hot, steamy mug of hot chocolate almost more than anything. Whether you top your hot chocolate with marshmallows, whip cream, sprinkles, crushed candy canes, a dusting of cocoa powder or even a drizzle of caramel – you simply can’t go wrong with hot chocolate.

So why not create this delectable Hot Chocolate Cake to go along with your steamy mug of hot chocolate?

This Hot Chocolate Cake is perfect for your holiday celebration, but honestly, I think it would be great for any occasion. How about a birthday cake for the chocolate lover in your life?

As you know, I love creating impressive desserts that look like you spend hours making them, but they are actually really easy. This Hot Chocolate Cake is definitely one of those desserts.

Starting with the chocolate cake, I used a box mix, then added 4 eggs (room temperature), melted butter instead of oil, and International Delight Hot Chocolate instead of water. The cake is baked in 2 – 9 inch round pans, I like putting a circle of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan, it makes it much easier to remove the cake.

After the cake is cooled, each layer is sliced in half, creating 4 layers. Then the layers are filled with pudding – white chocolate and chocolate pudding. I mixed the chocolate pudding with International Delight Hot Chocolate instead of milk to give the cake even more flavor. Then both of the puddings have whipped topping folded in.

To assemble the cake, place the first cake layer on a cake stand or plate, then add about 1/4 – 1/3 cup of each of the puddings, swirl them together with an offset spatula, gently pushing the pudding to the edge of the cake.

Top with another layer and repeat the goodness of pudding.

On top, add more pudding, swirl, and then add some whipped topping. I used a decorator bag and snipped off the end.

Then a big handful of mini marshmallows and a dusting of cocoa powder.

And of course, serve with a mug of International Delight Hot Chocolate, the newest in their line of holiday favorites can be found in your grocery store’s refrigerated section.

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Hot Chocolate Cake

Yield: 16

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

This showstopping Hot Chocolate Cake has layers of moist chocolate cake, pudding, whipped topping, marshmallow and yes, it has hot chocolate too. With these simple ingredients, you are on your way to this spectacular Holiday Cake that everyone will LOVE!

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Ingredients

• Chocolate Cake Mix - baked in 2 - 9 inch round pans
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 4 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup International Delight Hot Chocolate
• 1 small box white chocolate instant pudding
• 1 small box chocolate instant pudding
• 1 cup cold milk
• 1 cup cold International Delight Hot Chocolate
• 1 (12 oz) tub whipped topping
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• Mini Marshmallows

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place parchment paper circles on the bottom of 2 - 9 inch round cake pans and spray with non-stick cooking spray
2. Mix cake mix, butter, eggs, and hot chocolate (or milk) until smooth
3. Divide into pans and bake at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
4. Cool completely
5. Meanwhile, mix white chocolate pudding with milk, place in refrigerator for 5 minutes to set.
6. Remove and fold in 1 cup whipped topping, place back in fridge
7. Combine chocolate pudding with 1 cup hot chocolate, place in fridge for 5 minutes. Note: this mixture is very thick.
8. Remove from fridge and fold in 1 cup whipped topping, place back in fridge
9. After cake is cooled, slice each layer in half, creating 4 layers
10. Place 1 layer on cake stand or plate, add about 1/4 - 1/3 cup of each pudding mixture, swirl with an offset spatula, gently pushing the pudding to the edge of the cake.
11. Repeat with all the layers
12. On top, after the pudding is swirled, add more whipped topping, marshmallows and cocoa powder for garnish
13. Refrigerate entire cake for 1 hour before serving. Store leftovers in fridge.

Recipe adapted from Kraft Food and Family Magazine

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