Name: Almond Joy® Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 36 min
Total time: 51 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Chocolate Cake:; Cooking spray; 1 pkg chocolate cake mix; 1 cup water; 3 eggs; For Coconut Frosting:; ⅓ cup Vegetable Oil; 1 cup evaporated milk; 1 cup white sugar; 26 large marshmallows; 14 oz coconut; For Almond Chocolate Ganache:; ½ cup evaporated milk; ½ cup butter; ½ cup white sugar; 1 cup Chocolate Chips; ½ cup whole almonds

How To Make Almond Joy® Cake

Turn your favorite candy bar into a baked dessert in this almond joy® cake! The chocolate base is topped with coconut frosting and chocolate almond ganache.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 36 minutes

Total: 51 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Chocolate Cake:

cooking spray
1pkgchocolate cake mix,such as Duncan Hines®
1cupwater
3eggs

For Coconut Frosting:

⅓cupvegetable oil
1cupevaporated milk
1cupwhite sugar
26large marshmallows
14ozcoconut,(1 bag) shredded

For Almond Chocolate Ganache:

½cupevaporated milk
½cupbutter
½cupwhite sugar
1cupchocolate chips
½cupwhole almonds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×13-inch cake pan with cooking spray.

Chocolate Cake:

Combine chocolate cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 26 to 31 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Coconut Frosting:

Mix evaporated milk, sugar, and marshmallows together in a large pot; cook and stir over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes until marshmallows are melted. Stir in coconut.
Pour coconut mixture over hot cake.

Almond Chocolate Ganache:

Combine evaporated milk, butter, and sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Fold in chocolate chips and almonds. Spread over coconut layer.
Cool cake for about 30 minutes until coconut layer and chocolate layer are set.
Serve and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

The directions for making chocolate cake are based on the particular brand mentioned. Follow instructions on the box if using a different brand.

Nutrition

Calories: 596.57kcal
Fat: 33.71g
Saturated Fat: 16.04g
Trans Fat: 0.30g
Monounsaturated Fat: 10.67g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.03g
Carbohydrates: 71.77g
Fiber: 3.97g
Sugar: 52.58g
Protein: 7.32g
Cholesterol: 54.20mg
Sodium: 335.81mg
Calcium: 149.81mg
Potassium: 314.66mg
Iron: 2.64mg
Vitamin A: 77.11µg
Vitamin C: 1.35mg

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