almond chocolate joy cake
I hope you LOVE this cake as much as I do.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
yield
6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- - https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/black-magic-cake-best-chocolate-cake-ever-5.html
- - the cake you see in the pic is a great recipe i pinched...i just added one extra egg to that recipe to make my cake fuller and tall. you can use any chocolate cake recipe or ready box made mix you want. i use gf king arthur ch cake mix now.
- - about a hand full of almonds
- 3/4 cup moist shredded coconut
- - for the frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup semi sweet dark chocolate chips , melted and then cooled
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons coconut milk, unsweetened
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
How To Make almond chocolate joy cake
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Step 1Prepare your cake as recipe directs in two round cake pans and let completely cool. -
Step 2Choclate chips- melt in a small pan and set aside to cool.
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Step 3Powder sugar, butter, almond extract, coconut milk- place powder suger in a mixing bowl add soften butter and mix with beaters on med speed. Then add almond extract and coconut milk and mix well. Add your cooled melted chocolate and mix well. ( if frosting is to thick add 1 T of milk at a time until just right or if frosting is to thin add 2 T of powder sugar at a time until just right )
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Step 4When cake is completely cool, frost with chocolate icing. Add about half of the shredded coconut to the first layer after you frost it. Then place the other cake on top and frost it as well and add remainder of the shredded coconut and add a few almonds to the top of the cake. If you like you can chop the almonds add them to the first and or the second layer cake after frosting.
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