Candy Dish Cake!!

Have you made one of these cakes yet? I've seen them all over different recipe blogs, Facebook and Pinterest.

My son's Cub Scout Pack did a Cake Bake this week. They use this as a way to raise money for the pack by auctioning off the cakes. The goal is to do something fun and creative. J & I did a lot of searching for what we could make and this was the cake he decided on. It was super easy!! :)

You will need:
1 chocolate cake mix PLUS ingredients to make cake
1 1/2 - 2 containers of chocolate frosting
5 Giant Kit-Kat bars
1 medium sized bag of M&M's

Mix up the cake batter and pour into 2- 8 or 9" round cake pans and bake. Cool cakes and then remove from pans.

Place one round cake layer on a plate--frost the top and sides with frosting. Add the 2nd layer and frost the top and sides.

Break the Kit-Kat bars into sticks and place around the outside of the cake. Sprinkle the bag of M&M's over the top and YOU'RE DONE!!!

If you'd like you can tie a ribbon around it to spruce it up a bit.


ENJOY!!! :)

Choco-holic Cake

I found this recipe a long time ago...not real sure where from, but it looks like I tore it out of a magazine. If you are a chocolate lover, you should love this! YUM!!

You will need:

Cake:
1 pkg. (18.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (3.4 ox.) chocolate instant pudding & pie filling mix
1 c. milk
1/2 c. sour cream
4 eggs
2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Glaze:
1 bar (2 oz.) Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
1 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar
3 T. butter
2-3 T. water
1 t. vanilla

For cake:
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 12" bundt pan. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, milk, sour cream and eggs in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed just until blended. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into pan. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until done (toothpick comes out clean). Cool in pan for 20 minutes. Invert onto wire rack to cool completely. Then transfer to a serving plate.
*If desired, you can add 1 c. chopped walnuts in when you add the chocolate chips.

For glaze:
Melt baking chocolate and butter in saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar alternately with water until desired consistency. Stir in vanilla. Pour glaze over cake.

ENJOY!! :)

Easy Black Forest Torte

I haven't made this in a long, long time. It is very yummy and super easy! I was asked for a couple years in a row to make it for a big fundraising dinner when we lived in Chicagoland.

You will need:
5 c. miniature marshmallows
1 box of chocolate cake mix (will need ingredients listed on package to prepare)
1 can (21 oz.) cherry pie filling
1 container (8 oz.) Cool Whip, thawed

Lightly grease a 9x13 baking pan. Sprinkle marshmallows in the bottom of the pan.

Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions and pour over the marshmallows.

Spoon the pie filling over the batter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool and frost with the Cool Whip. Store in the refrigerator!

ENJOY!! :)