Chocolate Candy Cane Cake

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10 min

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1 hr 10 min

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What You Need

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix

1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jell-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

4 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup water

4 oz. Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped

18 small candy canes, coarsely crushed, divided

3 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 2 (9-inch) round baking pans. Beat first 6 ingredients in large bowl with mixer on low speed just until moistened, stopping frequently to scrape bottom and side of bowl. Beat on medium speed 2 min. Stir in chopped chocolate and 2 Tbsp. crushed candy. Pour into prepared pans.

BAKE 50 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 min. Loosen cakes from sides of pans with spatula or knife. Invert cakes onto racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.

FILL and frost cake with Cool Whip. Sprinkle with remaining crushed candy. Keep refrigerated.

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Prepare using light sour cream.

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Balance out your food choices throughout the day so you can enjoy a serving of this delicious festive dessert with your family and friends.

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This recipe got good reviews. I had many people asking for the recipe. So easy to make that my 13 year old niece made this all on her own. I found too that the candycanes ran in the icing and didn't look so good the next day. I'd suggest putting the candycanes on the day you serve the cake.
posted by a cook | on 12/8/2009

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I felt like a professional cake maker after I made this cake. It looked great and tasted even better.
posted by EarthGirlCanada | on 8/16/2009

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The cake was very moist, and tasted great. But the candy canes coloured the whipped topping. It wasn't as appealing the next day.
posted by a cook | on 3/31/2009

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Very moist and delicious! You can substitute the chocolate mix for white too! This is equally delicious.
posted by JSMASSEN | on 1/3/2009

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Fantastic! Every Christmas I have a friends party and this is one of the most memorable recipes I've made...everyone wanted recipe and it was so festive looking
posted by bethc01 | on 1/1/2009

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It was good but for all the extras like the candy cane and chocolate pieeces and sour cream I was expecting more. My guests liked it but I was not overly impressed.
posted by a cook | on 1/1/2009

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I made this cake for dessert for a small group of friends,they loved it easy to make & kept in the fridge for a few days.Next time I will omit the candy cane inside the cake.My cake looked just like your picture.Thanks to Kraft for all the great recipes.
posted by giselericd | on 12/31/2008

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my aunt always had these kraft magazines at her house, and there would always be alot of recepies in them. She made this cake and we would always as her to make it again! it's really delicous! And i'm going to try and make it myself this year :D
posted by kirsten_carebear | on 12/23/2008

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This was a delcious cake, although I didn't find that it travelled very well; the Dream Whip started to slide off. If I were to do it again I would ice it at my destination.
posted by craymond-glasser | on 1/6/2008

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This is the 3rd year that I've made and everyone loves it!
posted by taccone24 | on 12/27/2007