Almond Joy Recipe Cake

ALMOND JOY CAKE

Steps:

• Bake chocolate cake in 13 x 9-inch pan as directed on box using the water, vegetqable oil and eggs that are listed in above ingredients.
• Combine the 1 cup evaporated milk and the sugar in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil and stir in marshmallows until melted.
• Add coconut; pour over cake while both are hot.
• Melt together the remaining milk, butter and chocolate chips.
• Stir until melted and add 1 cup toasted almond slices.
• Pour on top of warm cake.
• NOTE: This is better if made the day before serving.

ALMOND JOY CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Grease and flour THREE 8 inch cake pans
• In a mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients: sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk for 1 minute to blend.
• Add softened butter a few pieces at a time while the mixer is on low speed. Mix until the dry ingredients look like coarse sand and the dry ingredients are moistened. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
• In a separate bowl whisk the eggs, milk , oil and vanilla until blended.
• Method is important when using the Reverse Creaming Method. With the mixer on low speed, SLOWLY add approximately 1/2 of the egg mixture to the dry ingredients. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 1 1/2 minutes at medium speed. Don't mix above medium speed. Scrape the bottom and sides of bowl. Add the remaining egg mixture in 2 pourings, beating for 20 seconds after each pour. Scrape the sides and bottom of bowl.
• Slowly add the cup of hot coffee and mix another 30 seconds until blended. The batter will be very runny. Don't worry!
• Pour into 3 prepared 8" pans and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back to the touch and a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool the cakes 10 minutes on a rack and then turn out of the pans.
• *Yields approx 9 cups of batter.
• In a saucepan over medium heat add the milk, sugar and marshmallows.
• Stir until the sugar is dissolved and the marshmallows are melted. It is a slow process because you don't want the milk to boil. Use the back of the spoon to press the marshmallow to the side of the pan while stirring to speed things along.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the coconut and coconut extract.
• Allow to cool completely before spreading between the layers. It can be made in advance and refrigerated.
• Put the chocolate into a heat proof bowl. Heat the cream until it just begins to boil, remove from the heat and pour over the chocolate.
• Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes before stirring. Stir until all the chocolate pieces have melted. You could also use an immersion blender or hand mixer to finish blending, making sure that all the chocolate pieces have melted.
• Allow the ganache to completely cool to room temperature. When you take out a spoon full and it holds its shape it is ready to spread on the cake.
• At this point you could also whip the ganache, for a lighter consistency ganache. Using a hand mixer or the whisk attachment of your stand mixer, begin on low speed gradually increasing to medium speed, whip the ganache approximately 1-2 minutes or until it has lightened in color and is smooth.
• When assembling our three layer chocolate cake, we spread the first and second layers with a thin layer of chocolate ganache followed by a layer of our coconut filling.
• After placing the third layer, we frosted the cake in chocolate ganache and topped off the cake with coconut filling followed by a generous mound of flaked coconut.
• We pressed sliced almonds here and there around the sides of the cake towards the bottom.

ALMOND JOY® CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
• Combine chocolate cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 26 to 31 minutes.
• Mix 1 cup evaporated milk, 1 cup sugar, and marshmallows together in a large pot; cook and stir over medium-low heat until marshmallows are melted, about 5 minutes. Stir in coconut. Pour coconut mixture over hot cake.
• Combine 1/2 cup evaporated milk, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Fold in chocolate chips and almonds. Spread over coconut layer.
• Cool cake until coconut layer and chocolate layer are set, about 30 minutes.

ALMOND JOY CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cake and bake as directed for one 9x13 pan.
• In a saucepan combine 1/2 can of the evaporated milk, and 1 1/2 cups of the sugar.
• Bring mixture to a rapid boil.
• Quickly remove from the heat and add marshmallows.
• Stir until melted and then add coconut.
• Pour this mixture over the baked cake.
• In a saucepan combine the remaining sugar (1 cup) and remaining evaporated milk.
• Bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and add butter and chocolate chips.
• Stir until melted and add almonds.
• Pour over the top of the cake.
• Chill for at least 2 hours.
• Best if made a day prior to serving.