Ingredients
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1 (18 1/4 ounce) box chocolate cake mix
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3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
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1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
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1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
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1/2 cup sugar
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2/3 cup shortening
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/3 cup milk
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon water
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1 cup powdered sugar
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1 (16 ounce) can dark chocolate icing
Instructions
- Prepare cake as directed on package for two round pans.
- When cool, "slice" through cakes to make 4 "thin" cakes.
- Beat sugar, shortening, vanilla, milk, salt and water for 7 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar and beat for 5 minutes longer.
- Lay one layer of cake on plate.
- Spread Cream filling on top only, do not go all the way to the edge.
- Lay another layer of cake on this.
- Spread cream filling on this too.
- Again layer and filling until you have all four layers on here.
- Ice the whole cake with the chocolate icing.