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Blackberry Forest Cake

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake:

  • 1 Box Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 C. oil or melted butter
  • 3/4 C. milk or buttermilk
  • 3/4 C. sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Whipped Filling:

  • 2 C. heavy whipping cream
  • 1 small pkg. instant pudding mix white chocolate or vanilla flavored

Chocolate Ganache:

  • 1 C. chocolate chips
  • 1/3 C. heavy whipping cream

Blackberries and Cherries for decoration

Instructions
 

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease pans or line with parchment paper.
  • 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
  • 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, milk, sour cream and vanilla extract until smooth.
  • 4. Stir in cake mix.
  • 5. Fill cake pans. ! used 3 8-inch pans but you can to 2 9-inch or whatever you have on hand!
  • 7. Bake for about 15-25 minutes, just depending on the thickness of your cake. Test the center of your pan with a knife, poke it through and if it comes out clean (without any gooey batter on it) then it's done!
  • 8. Let cool.
  • 9. Whipped Filling: Using the whisk attachment on your Kitchen Aid or a hand beater, whip your heavy whipping cream and pudding mix until stiff.
  • 10. Chocolate Ganache: Melt chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream together in the microwave until smooth. Heat for about 40 seconds, remove and stir. Continue in 15 second increments until smooth.
  • 11. To assemble, layer cake, whipped topping, and berries until you reach the top of your cake. Then top with warm chocolate ganache and a mound of berries.