Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar, divided
  • 1-1/4 cups plus 1/2 tsp. water, divided
  • Peel of 1 orange, cut into strips
  • 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
  • 7 eggs, divided
  • 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed, softened
  • 3 Tbsp. MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee, divided
  • 1/4 tsp. ground Mexican cinnamon (canela)
  • 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Method

  • Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Combine 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water and orange peel in small heavy saucepan; cook (without stirring) on medium-high heat 10 min.
  • or until sugar is melted and deep golden brown in color, using slotted spoon to transfer orange peel to sheet of foil after 8 min.
  • Immediately pour caramel into 12-cup fluted tube pan sprayed with cooking spray; tilt pan to evenly cover bottom of pan with syrup.
  • Blend evaporated milk, 4 eggs, cream cheese, 1 Tbsp.
  • coffee, cinnamon and remaining sugar in blender until smooth.
  • Beat cake mix, oil, 1 cup of the remaining water, remaining eggs and 5 tsp.
  • of the remaining coffee with mixer until blended.
  • Add sour cream; mix well.
  • Pour over caramel in pan; gently ladle cream cheese mixture over cake batter.
  • Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray, sprayed side down.
  • Place in larger pan.
  • Add enough water to larger pan to come halfway up side of cake pan.
  • Bake 1-1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted near center of dessert comes out clean.
  • Cool completely.
  • (Do not remove dessert from pan.)
  • Refrigerate 4 hours.
  • Loosen dessert from sides of pan; invert onto plate.
  • Remove pan.
  • Add remaining water to remaining coffee in medium bowl; stir until dissolved.
  • Gently stir into COOL WHIP.
  • Serve dessert topped with COOL WHIP mixture and orange peel.