This top-rated chocolate cake recipe calls for store-bought ingredients, including cake mix, whipped topping, and chocolate bars, to speed the prep along. Our users rave that it's a hit at birthday parties and nails that "just right" sweetness.
I think the picture shows the cake with the frosting over the entire cake, hence, you do not see the chocolate cake layers. Just sayin' .....
I didn't make this yet but I noticed the picture doesn't look anything like the 3 layer cake recipe. Just saying....
I've been making this cake since it appeared in the S/L magazine in 2000. My family - 2 sons and hubby- loved the cake. Then made it for my sister-in-law's family once when visiting and she had to have the recipe too. I also chopped the candy bars with a knife..not in the food processor (IMO, it just tastes better). The frosting isn't overly sweet which makes it different from other cakes. I have only made it with the Devil Foods cake mix (a good one).
I have made this cake many times and it is the best. I paid $19 to Amazon to buy 2 boxes of the Swiss Chocolate cake mix the last time I made it. It is not the same with the Devils Food, but I have not tried using German Chocolate. I also chop the chocolate bars and not in a food processor.
Linda
I have made this cake many times. My family loves it! I find it best when made with Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix but if unavailable, I will use German Chocolate or Devils Food cake mix. 😊
The main advantage of this cake is its ease of preparation... A box of cake mix, a tub of Cool Whip, some Hershey bars in the blender and you're done. Unfortunately, the cake just isn't that tasty. The Hershey bars don't add that much flavor, and do add a waxy consistency to the icing. This is a fine recipe for a tailgate. But it isn't really heavy or tasty enough for a birthday cake.
This cake is always a hit! My family loves it and it disappears quickly!
I made this cake for my dad's birthday for 5 years, then my for my brother's 12 birthday. After that everyone wanted to try this cake, so i made it for baby sowers, birthdays. mothers and fathers day, 4th of July, and even a wedding. May i note that I'm only 14. I love this cake.
My 14 year old, aspiring chef grandson made this cake for his great-grandfather's 90th birthday & it was a huge hit. The cake was light, the frosting not overly sweet & he already has been asked to make the cake for someone else! Loved it!!
This is the most wonderful recipe. I also cannot find the Swiss Choc Cake Mix any longer and use the German Choc cake mix. I have substituted Hershey's Symphony Candy bars with toffee instead of the Hershey Bars with Almond for a change. This cake hits the spot but is not overly sweet which makes it PERFECT!!
