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fun hot chocolate cake

smonfils avatar
Recipe by
sherry monfils
@smonfils
worcester, MA

On a cold, frosty Winter day, a cup of hot cocoa goes perfectly wih this dense chocolate laden cake. My grandchildren had a blast making this.

yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For fun hot chocolate cake

  • 1 box
    devils food cake mix, w/ called for ingredients
  • 2 c
    fluff marshmallow
  • 2 c
    cold heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 c
    favorite hot cocoa mix
  • 1 can
    dark chocolate frosting
  • 1/2 c
    mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 c
    mini marshmallows, to make it fun used the colored 1's

How To Make fun hot chocolate cake

  • 1
    Lightly spray a 9"x 13" baking dish w/ vegetable cooking spray. Set oven to what cake mix suggests.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat cake ingredients along w/ what's called for on the box directions. Pour into baking dish & bake as directed. Take out of oven and let cool about 5 mins.
  • 3
    With a rounded end of a wooden spoon, poke holes into the cake about 2" apart, all over cake. In medium micro safe bowl, microwave fluff until smooth, at 20 second intervals. Pour fluff into all the poked holes in the cake, In a cold, medium bowl, whip heavy whipping cream and dry cocoa mix until stiff peaks form. Spread over entire cake. In another, small microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate frosting until pourable, using 1/2 the frosting tub. Drizzle all over cake. Garnish w/ mini chocolate chips and mini marshmallows Refrigerate at least 2 hrs. Serve w/ favorite hot cocoa mix.
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