Make-Ahead Holiday Cake Recipe

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Julia Kinard of Dallastown, Pennsylvania recommends this impressive make-ahead dessert to please a crowd. "For my granddaughter's birthday, my daughter placed slivered almonds artfully to decorate this cake as a bear instead. It was a big hit," she reports.

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Make-Ahead Holiday Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + freezing Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 16-20 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup chocolate syrup
2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped
1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
Additional chocolate syrup
Mint leaves and red candied cherries

Directions

Line a 13-in. x 9-in. pan with foil; set aside. In a large bowl, combine milk and chocolate syrup; fold in whipped cream. Pour into prepared pan; cover and freeze for 6 hours.
Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cool for 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. Transfer to a serving platter.
Remove cream mixture from the freezer; carefully invert onto cake and remove foil. Spread whipped topping over top and sides. Return to the freezer for 2 hours.
May be frozen for up to 2 months. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before cutting.
Just before serving, drizzle with additional chocolate syrup; garnish with mint and cherries. Yield: 16-20 servings.

Originally published as Make-Ahead Holiday Cake in Quick Cooking November/December 1999, p52