Thin Layer Chocolate Cake Recipe

Name: Thin Layer Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 2 duncan hines butter recipe cake mix; 7 eggs; 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup oil; 2/3 cup water; Icing; 3 cups sugar; 3/4 cup Hersheys cocoa powder; 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Servings: persons

2 duncan hines butter recipe cake mix
7 eggs
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil
2/3 cup water
Icing
3 cups sugar
3/4 cup Hersheys cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

1
Cake: mix all ingredients together with mixer.
2
Grease and Flour 8 inch cake pans.
3
Pour about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of batter in each pan (depending on how thick you want the cake layers) then spread out the batter evenly in the pans.
4
Bake at 300 for about 15 to 20 minutes until done.
5
Icing: Mix sugar and cocoa in large pot.
6
Add milk, butter and vanilla.
7
Cook over medium heat until boiling, stir constantly.
8
Lower heat and continue to stir.
9
As layers come out of the oven spread icing on them, stacking the layers and finish off by putting icing on side and top.
10
The icing will set like fudge as the cake cools.
11
This will make a 10 to 15 layer cake.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 13 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 duncan hines butter recipe cake mix, 7 eggs, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sour cream, and more.

Yes, Thin Layer Chocolate Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Thin Layer Chocolate Cake

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