| Today, we all lead very busy lives and don't have | | | | 2 eggs |
| hours to spend in our kitchens baking cakes. | | | | 12 oz. chocolate chips |
| When I am pressed for time and need a nice dessert | | | | Combine all ingredients, mix by hand until well blended |
| cake, I will reach for a box of chocolate cake mix. I | | | | for about 3 minutes. Pour into greased and floured |
| don't bake just plain cakes, I like to add things to | | | | bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or |
| them to make them 'extra special'. | | | | until cake is done. Do not over bake! Cool and then |
| Cake Baking Tips: | | | | remove from pan. |
| 1. Invest in a cake tester. You can pick up one for | | | | German Chocolate Thunder |
| less than $6.00 at most kitchen stores. | | | | 1 box German Chocolate cake mix |
| 2. Don't over bake your cakes. I tend to remove my | | | | 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk |
| cakes from the oven 3-4 minutes before the | | | | 1 jar hot fudge ice cream topping |
| recommended time because they will continue baking | | | | 16 oz. tub of cool whip |
| in the cake pan. | | | | 2 heath candy bars |
| 3. Don't grease and flour your baking pans unless the | | | | Bake cake according to package instructions. Let cool |
| recipe calls for it. | | | | for 35 minutes. Poke holes in cake with a fork. Pour |
| 4. Always let your cakes cool before frosting them. | | | | sweetened condensed milk over cake and spread |
| Here are some recipes that you can easily make | | | | evenly. Wait for 5 minutes. Spread fudge topping |
| from a box of cake mix. | | | | over cake. Wait another 5 minutes. Spread cool whip |
| Chocolate Surprise | | | | over cake and sprinkle crushed candy bars over the |
| 1 chocolate cake mix | | | | top. |
| 3 oz. box of cherry flavored gelatin | | | | Turtle Chocolate |
| 1 c. boiling water | | | | 1 German Chocolate cake mix |
| 1 c. 7-Up soda | | | | 3/4 c. margarine |
| 1 box instant pudding mix, any flavor | | | | 1/2 c. evaporated milk |
| 8 oz. tub of cool whip | | | | 14 oz. bag of caramels |
| Prepare chocolate cake according to package | | | | 1 c. chopped pecans |
| directions. When cool, poke holes on top of cake | | | | 6 oz. chocolate chips |
| with a fork. Dissolve the cherry gelatin in boiling | | | | Mix cake according to directions. Pour half of the |
| water and add the 7-up. Pour over cake. Whip | | | | batter into 9 x 13" pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. |
| together the instant pudding mix and milk. Fold in cool | | | | Melt milk, margarine and caramels together. Pour over |
| whip and use this to frost the cake. | | | | hot cake. Add pecans and chocolate chips on top of |
| Triple Chocolate | | | | caramel mixture. Pour rest of batter over cake. Bake |
| 1 box chocolate cake mix | | | | for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the top |
| 1 3/4 c. milk | | | | layer comes out clean. |
| 1 box instant chocolate pudding mix | | | | |