Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake

Submitted by Tona C.

"This is real easy and everybody seemed to like it. From the kitchen of Chris Court, Saint Louis MO."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 946.38 ml strawberries, cut in half
• 29.58 ml sugar
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 2 (18 inch) chocolate cake layers (any box mix baked according to package directions)
• 226.79 g Cool Whip, thawed
• chocolate-dipped strawberry (optional)

• CHOCOLATE GLAZE

• 3 squares baker's semi-sweet baking chocolate
• 44.37 ml water
• 14.79 ml margarine or 14.79 ml butter
• 236.59 ml powdered sugar
• 2.46 ml vanilla

directions

1. Mix strawberries, sugar and vanilla. Spoon 1/2 of the strawberries on 1 cake layer. Drizzle with 1/2 the chocolate glaze; top with 1/2 the whipped topping. Repeat layers. Garnish with chocolate-dipped strawberries, if desired. Refrigerate.
2. To prepare chocolate glaze, microwave chocolate, water and margarine in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes until chocolate is almost melted, stirring once. Remove from microwave and stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla until smooth. For thinner glaze, add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon additional water.
3. NOTE: Recipe time does not include baking the chocolate cake mix.