
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.
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
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×13-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
Chocolate Cake:
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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.
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 26 to 31 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Coconut Frosting:
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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.
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Pour coconut mixture over hot cake.
Almond Chocolate Ganache:
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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.
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Cool cake for about 30 minutes until coconut layer and chocolate layer are set.
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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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