Chocolate Creme Cakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup water
• 4 eggs
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine cake and pudding mixes, oil, water and eggs; mix well.
• 2 pour into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
• 3 bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 4 cool for 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• 5 in a small saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth.
• 6 bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• 7 cool.
• 8 in a mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla; beat in.
• 9 milk mixture until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• 10 split cake into two horizontal layers. spread filling over the bottom layer; cover with top layer.
• 11 cut into serving-size pieces.
• 12 freeze in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
• 13 remove from freezer 1 hour before serving. yield: 12-18 servings.