Ingredients

  • FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE TOPPING:
  • 4 ounces, weight Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips Or Chunks
  • 1/2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
  • FOR THE CREAM FILLING:
  • 1 package (3.4 Oz. Size) Vanilla Flavored Instant Pudding Mix
  • 1-1/4 cup Cold Whole Milk
  • 1/2 cups Cold Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon Powdered Sugar
  • FOR THE ASSEMBLY:
  • 1 whole (16 Oz. Size) Pre-Made Angel Food Cake (I Purchased Mine From Trader Joe's)

Method

  • For the ganache:
  • 1. Place chocolate chips or chunks into a heat proof bowl.
  • 2. In a small sauce pot, gently warm up your cream until it is just about to boil. Do not boil.
  • 3. Remove cream from heat and pour it over the chocolate. Allow it to sit a few minutes and then whisk together until smooth.
  • 4. Set aside in the fridge to cool, until needed to assemble cake. Stir every now and then.
  • For the cream filling:
  • 1. Beat pudding mix and milk together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Turn mixer up to medium high and beat another 2 minutes. Set pudding in fridge.
  • 2. In another bowl or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat together your heavy cream and powdered sugar until medium stiff peaks form.
  • 3. Carefully fold whipped cream into pudding. Set it back into the fridge until needed.
  • To assemble cake:
  • 1. Remove angel food cake from package and set onto a cutting board. With a serrated knife, cut cake into 3 even horizontal layers.
  • 2. Place the widest layer of cake onto a cake plate or platter and generously top with a layer of cream.
  • 3. Place middle layer of cake on top of the cream and spread another layer of cream on top of that.
  • 4. Finally, place smallest layer of cake on top.
  • 5. Remove ganache from fridge and give it a whisk. It should have thickened up a tad but still be pourable. If it as chilled too much and is not pourable, you can very gently re-warm it over a double boiler. You want it to be thick like pancake batter. Generously drizzle entire cake with your slightly cooled chocolate ganache.
  • Recipe loosely adapted from Jello.com.