Chocolate Cafe Au Lait Cake

Ingredients

Directions

Melt margarine in a medium saucepan over low heat, or in a 1-quart glass bowl in a microwave oven on High 1 to 1-1/4 minutes.

Stir in graham cracker crumbs and let cool. When cool, stir in chocolate chips and walnuts; set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

Prepare cake mix according to package directions.

Turn batter into prepared pans.

Sprinkle crumb-walnut-chocolate chip mixture over cake batter, dividing evenly between pans.

Using fingertips or back of a spoon, lightly press mixture into batter. Bake cake as package directs (30 to 35 minutes), or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

Remove cakes from oven; let cool completely in pans before unmolding.

Keep layers crumb side up.

In a medium bowl, beat cream, coffee powder, and powdered sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff.

Place one cooled cake layer, crumb side up, on a serving plate.

Spread three quarters of whipped cream mixture over cake.

Top with remaining cake layer, crumb side up. Frost sides of cake with remaining whipped cream; do not frost top of cake.

Nutrition Facts

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.