Desserts

Chocolate-Candy Cane Cake

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Excellent recipe and one I've enjoyed for several years now. A must for the holidays! I've also added andies candies baking pieces and it's a great twist, but would recom...read more

posted by

flrn64

on 1/27/2012

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 40 min

servings

total:

18 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix

pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

eggs

container (8 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

1/2

cup oil

1/2

cup water

pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped

small candy canes, coarsely crushed (about 1 cup), divided

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BEAT first 6 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Stir in chopped chocolate and 2 Tbsp. crushed candy. Pour into 2 (9-inch) round pans sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Loosen cakes from sides of pans; invert onto wire racks. Carefully remove pans. Cool cakes completely.

FILL and frost cakes with COOL WHIP. Sprinkle with remaining crushed candy just before serving. Keep refrigerated.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Savor a serving of this indulgent special-occasion dessert. At 18 servings, it's perfect to serve at your next holiday party.

Substitute

Prepare using BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream.

Special Extra

Melt additional 1 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate; cool. Drizzle over cake just before serving. Garnish with fresh raspberries.

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flrn64

posted:1/27/2012

Excellent recipe and one I've enjoyed for several years now. A must for the holidays! I've also added andies candies baking pieces and it's a great twist, but would recommend using parchment paper on the bottom of the baking pans along with some cooking spray.

charbuck96

posted:12/21/2011

Made this cake in 2010 for Christmas dinner. It was a Huge Hit. Plan to make this cake an annual Christmas tradition.

XXDIVINEANGELX

posted:12/20/2011

I loved this cake! I made it for a pot-luck at work and everyone raved about it. Super easy and quick to make.

Biddy01

posted:12/6/2011

I made this for my Chrismas Eve b-day party.Everyone said when they bite into it you would get a taste of the chocolate,the crushed pepermint or both. Every Christmas season I get a request for this cake.We all thoughly enjoyed it.

mena60

posted:12/1/2011

the cake was moist and delicious but it would have been better if the candy canes were omitted from inside the cake batter

cfrisch

posted:12/1/2011

We made this cake last Christmas and now we are going to make it a tradition to make it every Christmas

shellyk9

posted:9/9/2011

I thought putting the extra chocolate in the batter made the cake too chocolaty. And it was hard for me to crush the candy canes. As hard as I tried, I could not get my cake to look like the picture, lol.

Karen_Stanton

posted:4/12/2011

I loved this cake...it went quickly at our family party and was requested to be made again!

jnkbanks

posted:3/2/2010

I have made this cake 2 years in a row now and everyone loves it.

blairdenise

posted:12/28/2009

Excellent cake. Used peppermint extract instead of peppermint candy canes. Also, used mini chocolate chips instead of the baker's chocolate. Cream cheese frosting. Worked wonderfully.