Sold for $45

(Recipe to follow)
This cake sold for $45 tonight in a cake auction to raise money for the young men and women in our area. I never tasted it but was told it was the best cake ever. ( that's what I was going for)
I did taste the components and they were DANG good!

CAKE INARDS:

½ cup Butter, melted

8oz. Cream Cheese, softened

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup sweetened coconut (shredded)

CAKE:

Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge cake mix

1 cup Semi –Sweet Chocolate chips

Preheat Oven to 350 F

Prepare the innards by beating the soft cream cheese, melted butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Toss in the coconut and mix until blended. Set aside.

Prepare cake as directed on box.

Pour batter evenly into 2 9” round pans (or 9x13 if you want) then spoon in the innards divided evenly and using a knife stir around so it is nicely distributed but not homogenous. Sprinkle the cake tops with chocolate chips.

Bake about 30 minutes or until done. Cool on a wire rack until completely cool.

Mix up a half batch of the Cake Innards minus the coconut, while cake is cooling. For between the layers.

Chocolate Praline Glaze

Glaze:

¾ cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate chips

3 Tbs Butter

1 ½ cups Powdered Sugar

1 tsp vanilla

¼ cup Milk

Melt Chocolate and butter together, beat In sugar, add vanilla and milk beating to a smooth consistency

Pralines:

2 cups pecans chopped small

¾ cups sugar

3 Tbs. Butter

1 tsp vanilla

Melt sugar in a heavy bottomed pan, stir in pecans, butter and vanilla, making sure to coat all pecans evenly. Spread in a wax papered bottomed cookie sheet and let cool. Break into very small pieces and toss into the chocolate glaze.

Enjoy Mg