Desserts

Tuxedo Cake

photo by:kraft

I made this cake for a birthday and it was fabulous. Looked like it came out of a bakery and taste unbelievable. I will definately be making this one again.

posted by

KTerra

on 3/29/2013

time

prep:

30 min

total:

1 hr 40 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix

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

1/4

cup milk

1-1/2

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2

cup butter, softened

1-1/2

tsp. vanilla

cups powdered sugar

1/2

of 8-oz. tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (Do not thaw.)

oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided

oz. BAKER'S White Chocolate

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

step 1

PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round cake layers, blending dry pudding mix and milk into batter before pouring into prepared pans. (Batter will be thick.) Cool cakes 10 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

step 2

MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually beat in sugar.

step 3

CUT each cake layer horizontally in half. Stack on plate, spreading 3/4 cup cream cheese frosting between each layer. Spread remaining frosting onto top and side of cake.

step 4

MICROWAVE COOL WHIP and 2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min., stirring after 1 min.; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Cool 5 min. Meanwhile, make chocolate curls by microwaving remaining semi-sweet chocolate piece on HIGH a few seconds to warm it slightly. Draw vegetable peeler slowly over flat bottom of chocolate to form thin curls. Repeat with white chocolate.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy your favorite foods on occasion but remember to keep tabs on portions.

Note from the Kraft Kitchens

Thank you. We heard your feedback and retested this recipe. We discovered that cake mix package sizes have been reduced since we developed this recipe. We have updated the recipe to add 1/4 cup milk to the cake batter to improve the consistency of the batter. Thank you for your input.

Special Extra

Garnish this stunning cake with Tuxedo Strawberries.

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KTerra

posted:3/29/2013

I made this cake for a birthday and it was fabulous. Looked like it came out of a bakery and taste unbelievable. I will definately be making this one again.

micheles

posted:3/2/2013

I made it for Thanksgiving with my usual apple pie. My apple pie always goes quickly...and this year no one had any apple pie and everyone had this cake! I was asked to make for Christmas. Definitely will make again.

kdowden01

posted:2/24/2013

Made this several times and have made a few changes to make it meet our needs. We added fresh raspberries instead of adding the chocolate "twisties" on top and around the sides. I have yet to make it smooth and perfect like the picture, but practice makes perfect! Will make this cake over and over again!!

YummyCakes1815

posted:2/22/2013

I made this cake and it was all the rave......super moist, rich, and not too sweet!!! I will definitely be baking this cake again!

ictaylor

posted:2/14/2013

This cake takes some time to make, but it's so gorgeous, its well worth the effort. It made a beautiful centerpiece on the dessert table. All the chocolate lovers oohed and ahhed. It's so rich that I wouldn't recommend serving it to kids, it's more rich than sweet.

karenFontes

posted:1/25/2013

I just made this cake, its beautiful, I did all the layers , I just had a hard time doing the curly Q's so I shaved the chocolate, came out awesome, got the book for xmas, love it!

Caniacgirl59

posted:1/16/2013

I made this for our Christmas dinner and it turned out to be great! I ended up only doing two layers because I didn't trust my skills to cut the two cakes in half. The only slight issue I ran into was getting the chocolate to really drip down the sides on its own after pouring on top. But I just spooned some closer to the edges where I felt it was missing and I still got the look I was going for. Cake was dense & delicious; white icing was awesome and my favorite part was the chocolate layer on top that gave it the perfect richness. I will definitely be making this again soon!

marlonsjan

posted:1/8/2013

This cake is awesome! My family loved it and ask for it. I didn't use a mix, but a scratch recipe. The cream cheese icing is a wonderful topping for the chocolate.

slsells213

posted:1/7/2013

Wow! I am surprised to read some of these negative reviews! This cake was so easy to make and was dee-LISH! I agree that the frosting was a bit sweet, given the amount of powdered sugar, but that can be adjusted. As to the reviewer that had her frosting turn out "tan", if you use clear vanilla instead of traditional brown, your icings will be pure white. Also, I added 4 oz. melted white chocolate to my icing and topped the cake with fresh strawberries to garnish. It was a HIT for my moms 80th birthday! Will definately do this one again!

tastychef01

posted:1/3/2013

It was de-licious. When people came to my house, many people said they were also going to make it. Some people asked if it was a show-piece. i said, no. And they were all suprised!!!!!!!!!