Taste of Home
Chocolate-Praline Layer Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 30 min.+ cooling
YIELD: 12 servings.
For the chocolate-lover in all of us, this dessert is the one. Packed with pecans, the luscious layers are topped off with heart-shaped chocolate candies. Every day is Valentine’s Day with this cake!—Kathy Engler, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
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3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
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CAKE:
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1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
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4 eggs
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1 cup fat-free milk
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
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1 package (3.4 ounces) cook-and-serve chocolate pudding mix
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TOPPING:
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1-3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
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1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Chocolate curls and heart-shaped chocolate candies
Directions
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1.
In a small heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and cream. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour into two greased 9-in. round baking pans and sprinkle with pecans.
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2.
In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, eggs, milk, butter, sweetened condensed milk and pudding mix; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Transfer to prepared pans.
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3.
Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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4.
In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form.
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5.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate, praline side up. Spread with half of the whipped cream. Top with remaining cake layer; spread remaining whipped cream over top. Garnish with chocolate curls and candies.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice (calculated without garnishes): 674 calories, 41g fat (22g saturated fat), 170mg cholesterol, 506mg sodium, 72g carbohydrate (55g sugars, 2g fiber), 8g protein.
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