Fudgy Peppermint Truffle Chocolate Cake

Slice into this peppermint-sprinkled cake, made easy with a packaged devil's food mix, to reveal a melted chocolate filling.

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ingredients 11
Prep Time 45 min
Total Time 3 hr 15 min

Ingredients

Filling

1: (6-oz.) pkg. (1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips

2/3: cup sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

1/2: teaspoon peppermint extract

Cake

1: (18.25-oz.) pkg. devil's food cake mix with pudding

1: (8-oz.) container nonfat sour cream

1/3: cup oil

3: eggs

Icing

3/4: cup powdered sugar

1 1/2: oz. cream cheese, softened

1: to 2 tablespoons milk

6: hard peppermint candies, finely crushed

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour. In medium microwavable bowl, microwave filling ingredients uncovered on High 30 to 40 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. If necessary, microwave 10 to 20 seconds longer. Set aside.
2 In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spoon half of batter into pan; spread evenly.
3 Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven; immediately drop spoonfuls of filling over batter, keeping filling away from sides of pan and pressing down lightly. Carefully spoon remaining batter over top; spread evenly. Bake 42 to 47 minutes longer or until toothpick inserted near center comes out almost clean and cake springs back when lightly touched in center. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Loosen cake with knife around center and edges of pan. Turn cake upside down onto cooling rack or heatproof serving plate. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
4 In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, cream cheese and 1 tablespoon of the milk with whisk until smooth, adding additional milk until of desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle icing over cooled cake. Sprinkle with crushed candy. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

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Expert Tips

Pastry brushes are ideal for greasing a fluted tube pan, including the grooves. Buy a brush specifically for greasing pans.

Don't like peppermint? Omit the peppermint extract and garnish the cake with chocolate curls.

For an easy chocolate glaze: In small microwavable bowl, microwave slightly less than 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1/3 cup chocolate chips and 1 1/2 teaspoons corn syrup uncovered on High 20 to 40 seconds, stirring every 10 seconds, until glaze is smooth; pour over cake, allowing some to drizzle down sides.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 580
Calories from Fat: 260),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 28g; 28%
(Saturated Fat 17g, 17% Trans Fat 1/2g 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 125mg; 125%;
Sodium: 600mg; 600%;
Total Carbohydrate: 74g; 74%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 55g 55% ),
Protein: 7g; 7%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 15%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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jeaniejeaniem

report Posted Nov. 25, 2011 1:16 PM

My family keeps asking for this again and again. It is yummy, looks beautiful, and is surprisingly easy to make.

comfortbaker

report Posted Sep. 26, 2011 2:38 PM

I have yet to make this, but i found it in the Pillsbury Baking cookbook I bought a couple years ago. I was in the mood for Christmas baking yesterday, and am SO happy I checked the online recipe first. (i have my cookbook at my office to glance at when slow) -- the recipe online is DIFFERENT than the one in the book. okay, the cooking instructions are. The book doesn't tell you to bake part of the cake for 15 before adding the filling. It just suggests putting it all in together w/ the filling on top! just a heads up for anyone w/ a pillsbury cookbook to make a note on!

kristinaallen1989

report Posted Jan. 22, 2011 2:03 AM

I tried making this cake for the first time for our Christmas dessert. It was a big hit!

sportsmamma

report Posted Dec. 13, 2009 10:16 PM

I love this cake! I have made it several times for Holiday celebrations and everyone thinks I spend hours slaving in the kitchen when actually it's quite simple. It's elegant, but easy.