Chocolate Yum Yum Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE YUM! YUM!

Steps:

• Make and bake cake as directed.
• Set aside to cool.
• Make pudding (make as directed for pies -less milk) and chill for an hour in fridge.
• After cake has cooled, crumble half of it in bite sized pieces in the bottom of a large, clear serving bowl.
• Layer 1/2 half of pudding on top of cake.
• Layer 1 tub of cool whip on top of pudding.
• Repeat this layering process with the rest of the cake crumbled up, the rest of the pudding, and the other tub of cool whip.
• Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
• Sit back and enjoy this yummy-to-your-tummy dessert!

YUM YUM CHOCOLATE RUM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour one 10 inch Bundt pan. Sprinkle walnuts over the bottom of the pan.
• 2. beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, 1/2 cup of the water, and 1/2 cup of the rum on high speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter Bundt pan over the top of the chopped nuts.
• 3. Bake at 325 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove cake from oven once done LEAVE IN PAN! Poke holes into the cake so the glaze can soak in and set aside.
• 4. To Make Rum Glaze: In a saucepan combine the butter or margarine, sugar, 1/4 cup of the rum, and 1/4 cup of the water. Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Pour immediately over still warm cake. Allow cake to rest in pan AT LEAST 2 hrs before inverting.
• 5. Flip Cake out onto a wire rack. (Put wax paper under rack to make for easy clean up after you pour the ganache!)
• 6. GANACHE Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat cream over medium heat in a small sauce pan. Bring it to just a boil, watch carefully because if it boils for a few seconds, it will boil over! Cut off heat and whisk in rum. Pour over chocolate, whisk until smooth. Allow ganache to cool slightly before pouring over the cake. Start at the center of the cake and move out.

YUM YUM CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa, set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the 1 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 cup butter until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the 1 cup buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla, add alternately to the mixture with the dry ingredients. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Prepare the topping while the cake is baking.
• In a small saucepan, combine the remaining 1 cup of buttermilk, 2 cups sugar and margarine. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for a few minutes before adding vanilla. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, slowly pour the hot topping over the entire cake. It may seem like too much, but the cake will absorb it.