Chocolate Layer Cake
Light & Tasty
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No one will suspect this decadent layered chocolate cake is light! Our Test Kitchen staff concocted the eye-catching dessert.
SERVINGS: 12
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) chocolate cake mix
- 1-1/4 cups 1% buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 4 egg whites
- ORANGE FILLING:
- 1 cup cold fat-free milk
- 1 package (3.3 or 3.4 ounces) instant white chocolate or vanilla pudding mix
- 1/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/8 teaspoon orange extract
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
- CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
- 3 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fat-free milk
- 1-1/2 teaspoons butter or stick margarine
Directions:
Coat three 9-in. round baking pans with cooking spray and line with waxed paper. Coat waxed paper with cooking spray and dust with flour; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat first four ingredients on low speed for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Gently peel off waxed paper.
In a bowl, whisk first four filling ingredients for 2 minutes; fold in whipped cream. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; top with half of the filling. Repeat layers. Top with the third cake layer. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the glaze ingredients, uncovered, at 30% power for 45 seconds; stir until smooth. Spread over top of cake. Yield: 12 servings.