Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake

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prep time

25 min

total time

4 hr 55 min

makes

24 servings, 1 piece (90 g) each

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recipe by: kraft

What You Need

1/2 cup chocolate syrup

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

1 cup water

1/3 cup oil

7 eggs, divided

1/2 cup sour cream

1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 can (370 mL) evaporated milk

4 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

1 cup thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping

The cake batter and mousse mixture magically switch places during baking!

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

SPRAY 12-cup fluted tube pan with cooking spray; pour in chocolate syrup.

BEAT cake mix, water, oil and 3 eggs with mixer 2 min. or until well blended; blend in sour cream. Pour over syrup in pan.

BEAT cream cheese and sugar with mixer until well blended. Add remaining eggs; mix well. Blend in evaporated milk and melted chocolate; gently spoon over cake batter. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray, sprayed-side down.

PLACE tube pan in large shallow pan. Add enough water to larger pan to come at least 2 inches up side of tube pan. Bake 1 hour 30 min. or until toothpick inserted near centre comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate 2 hours. Invert cake onto plate; remove pan. Serve cake topped with Cool Whip.

kraft kitchens tips

Note

The cream cheese mixture sinks to the bottom of the cake batter in pan as the cake bakes, forming the mousse layer at the top of the unmolded cake. To unmold cooled cake, use long thin spatula to loosen cake from side of pan. Place plate over cake pan; invert cake onto plate. Gently remove pan. Spoon any chocolate syrup remaining in pan over cake.

Important Note

To prevent overflow, check cake pan to confirm it is the required 12-cup size. Just measure 3 L (12 cups) water and pour into empty pan to verify the volume before using as directed. If you only have a 10-cup fluted tube pan, reserve 2 cups cake batter before pouring remaining batter into prepared tube pan. Continue as directed. Reserved cake batter will make 9 cupcakes. Bake as directed on cake mix package.