chocolate cake mix (plus the added egg/oil/water)
chocolate chips (1 bag)
can of frosting
multiple candy bars of choice (I did kit-kat, snickers, and twix)
The total cost for my cake was under $10! I loved this because I often feel like these cakes are super expensive, but it looked like a bakery cake by the end for much cheaper!
The first step is to simply make the chocolate cake mix. I made it in two 9x9 inch round pans. I would suggest doing it in 8x8 rounds instead to make it a fuller cake but I only got the 9x9 off our registry. :-) Make sure to let the cake cool all the way. I am terrible at waiting during the cooling process!
After it was finally out, I started to frost but got super nervous because I only had one can of frosting. I decided to do the coolest trick ever. All you do is empty the can of frosting into the mixing bowl and then beat it. It makes it fluffier and it easily covered the entire cake. A trick for getting the frosting out of the can: Simply take a dull/butter knife and briskly circle the inside of the frosting can right along the edge with the knife. Then tip the frosting can over, and wooosh it all comes out in one big clump.
Once I frosted it, I put on the chocolate chips. This part took forever! I let every single one of my perfectionist tendencies come out. I thought it would look neat to have white chips in with the semi-sweet and since I had some sitting in my pantry, I added them in.
I couldn't stand sitting and putting the chips on so I put on a tv show and did it during that. It made it much more enjoyable.
After the chips are on, I started to cut the candy bars that I had. You can cut them in whatever sizes you want. I cut the mini snickers into three strips and then cut each of those about 5 times. Once you have cut them all, sprinkle them on top of the cake. I was a little shy on the candy bars. Next time I will fill the whole top with it since it really tastes great!
At this point, there is only one step left. Simply melt some chocolate chips in the microwave to drizzle on top of the cake. I am awful at drizzling with a fork so I use the baggy-technique. I simply spoon the melted chocolate in a sandwich baggy and then snip the corner of the baggy to the width I want for the drizzle. Then I simply twist the top of the baggy, squeeze, and move it back and forth across the cake.
You can add as much as you want. This was my final product:
In the end, Chris and I dropped it off at the in-laws as we went to my parent's house. The next morning we came back to find that all of it had been eaten except for two slices! I would call that an instant success!
---Lyzz
The original site/idea that I saw this at was: http://artofdessert.blogspot.com/2011/10/chocolate-wasted-cake.html I did change my recipe since I did not put in liqueur.
