Copycat Zippys Chocolate Dream Cake Recipe 395

Steps:

• Combine cocoa powder in hot water in mixing bowl. Stir to dissolve; cool. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line bottoms of 3 9-inch round cake pans with parchment (or make 2 cake layers and 12 cupcakes). Add oil, vanilla and egg yolks to cooled chocolate mixture. Whisk until smooth. In large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add chocolate mixture to flour mixture and whisk until smooth. To make meringue: In a clean mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add sugar and beat on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gradually add meringue to chocolate batter and stir until incorporated. Pour into baking pans and bake 30 minutes, until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack, then remove from pans. Frost between layers, top and sides with whipped cream. Use a vegetable peeler to peel curls off sides of chocolate bar and use to garnish cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line a 15"x10" pan with wax paper.
• Wisk together cocoa, sugar and boiling water.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• Prepare cake mix to pkg. directions, using the water and adding the cocoa mixture.
• Spread batter evenly in the pan.
• Bake 20 minutes or till top looks dry.
• Invert onto large rack.
• Remove pan and wax paper and let cool.
• In a medium bowl, dissolve coffee in milk.
• Add whip topping& pudding mixes.
• Beat on low speed till moistened, then high speed till soft peaks form.
• Chill 5 minutes.
• Cut cake crosswise into thirds, cover each with topping, then stack.
• (I'll probably skip the stacking and just frost& serve) Chill for 2 hours.