Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Chocolate Raspberry Cream Birthday Cake



This was Nate's birthday cake. Happy Birthday!

Chocolate Ecstasy Cake:

1 box chocolate fudge cake mix
1 16oz container sour cream
1 box instant chocolate pudding
3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup godiva liqueur

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour whatever size pan needed.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, oil and liqueur. Beat until ingredients are well blended. Batter will be thick. Spoon into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 min.

Truffle Frosting:
24 oz desired chocolate
2 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup godiva liqueur

In a medium saucepan bring whipping cream just to boiling over medum-high heat. Remove from heat. Add chopped chocolate, let stand 5 min. Stir until smooth. Stir in liqueur.

Cover and refrigerate overnight. Beat with an electric mixer until fluffy.

Raspberry Cream filling :
8oz raspberry cream cheese
8oz cool whip
small jar marshmellow cream
fresh raspberries

Whip together cream cheese and marshmellow cream. Fold in cool whip. Fold in raspberries to taste.









2 comments:

Nathan said...

You are the very best. The cake was to die for. Thanks again. You're amazing!

The Hartle's said...

Rachael, that looks so good I really cant believe that you made it! I mean you are amazing and all, I'm going to have to give it a whirl.