Ice Cream Chocolate Ring with Bittersweet Sauce

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Woman's Day mag.

Serves 16 people

Categories: frozen dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. (18 1/2 oz.) devil's food cake mix
  • 1 envelope (2 oz.) whipped topping mix
  • 4 eggs Vanilla ice cream
  • Bitter Chocolate sauce
  • Sliced or chopped nuts
  • bittersweet chocolate sauce: 8 squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tall can evaporated milk
  • 2 Tbsp. strong black coffee
  • dash of salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

  1. Prepare devil’s food as directed for dream cake on whipped-topping envelope, or mix as follows: put cake mix, topping, eggs and 1 cup cold water in large bowl of electric mixer. Blend until dry ingredients are moistened. Then beat at medium speed, scraping bowl a few times, 4 minutes. Put barter in well-greased 3-quart aluminum ring mold and bake in preheated 350 degrees oven 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in pan on cake rack about 15 minutes, then turn out on rack to cool completely. When ready to serve, fill ring with ice cream, top with sauce and sprinkle with nuts. Cut in 16 to 18 slices.
  2. Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce: Melt unsweetened chocolate squares in to of double boiler over boiling water. Add sugar and mix well. Cover and cook over boiling water 30 minutes. Add evaporated milk, black coffee, salt and vanilla. Beat with rotary beater until thick and smooth. Serve warm or at room temperature. Will keep several weeks in covered container in refrigerator. Reheat over boiling water.

  3. makes 3 cups

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