Ingredients
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1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix or 1 (18 ounce) box chocolate cake mix (not pudding in the mix type)
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8 ounces cream cheese, softened
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2/3 cup dark brown sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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2 cups heavy cream, whipped or 1 (8 ounce) carton cool whip non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
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chocolate shavings or cocoa, for garnish
Instructions
- Bake cake layers according to package directions.
- Remove from pans.
- Let cool.
- Split each layer in half.
- Cream brown sugar, vanilla, cream cheese and salt until sugar is dissolved and mixture is light and fluffy.
- Fold in whipped cream or Cool Whip® topping.
- Put one layer on plate.
- Top with some of filling.
- Add next layer.
- Top with more filling.
- Add third layer.
- Top with more filling.
- Add top layer and spread the rest of filling on top.
- Garnish with chocolate curls or sprinkle with cocoa.
- refrigerate.
- Note: An easy way to make chocolate curls:
- Melt a cup of chocolate chips with a teaspoon of Crisco shortening and pour (about 1/4-inch thick) on the back of an ungreased cookie sheet or baking pan.
- Let it sit until it firms up (don't refrigerate) and then take a spoon and scrape a long line of chocolate.
- It will curl as you scrape.
- Or use small metal pancake turner to form curls.
- Hold pancake turner at 45° angle and scrape chocolate into curls.