Best Copycat Zippys Chocolate Dream Cake Recipes

Copycat Zippy's Chocolate Dream Cake Recipe - (3.9/5) image

Provided by carvalhohm

Number Of Ingredients 16

Meringue:
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup hot water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 egg yolks
1-3/4 cups sifted cake flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
8 egg whites (about 1 cup)
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 cup sugar
Frosting:
4 cups whipped cream
1 thick (king-sized) chocolate candy bar

Steps:

Combine cocoa powder in hot water in mixing bowl. Stir to dissolve; cool. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line bottoms of 3 9-inch round cake pans with parchment (or make 2 cake layers and 12 cupcakes). Add oil, vanilla and egg yolks to cooled chocolate mixture. Whisk until smooth. In large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add chocolate mixture to flour mixture and whisk until smooth. To make meringue: In a clean mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add sugar and beat on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gradually add meringue to chocolate batter and stir until incorporated. Pour into baking pans and bake 30 minutes, until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack, then remove from pans. Frost between layers, top and sides with whipped cream. Use a vegetable peeler to peel curls off sides of chocolate bar and use to garnish cake.

Chocolate Dream Cake image

Provided by Yogi8

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
1 (16 ounce) package angel food cake mix
1 1/4 cups water
1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
1 1/2 cups nonfat milk
1 (1 1/3 ounce) package whipped dessert topping mix
1 (1 1/2 ounce) package sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350.
Line a 15"x10" pan with wax paper.
Wisk together cocoa, sugar and boiling water.
Cool to lukewarm.
Prepare cake mix to pkg. directions, using the water and adding the cocoa mixture.
Spread batter evenly in the pan.
Bake 20 minutes or till top looks dry.
Invert onto large rack.
Remove pan and wax paper and let cool.
In a medium bowl, dissolve coffee in milk.
Add whip topping& pudding mixes.
Beat on low speed till moistened, then high speed till soft peaks form.
Chill 5 minutes.
Cut cake crosswise into thirds, cover each with topping, then stack.
(I'll probably skip the stacking and just frost& serve) Chill for 2 hours.