Description
Chocolate paradise meets coconut bliss in this sinful Mounds Cake, where rich dark chocolate layers embrace creamy coconut filling. Indulgent slices promise a dreamy escape that transports senses to pure dessert nirvana you’ll savor with each heavenly bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- 1 cup chocolate syrup
Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
Topping Ingredient:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) Cool Whip
Instructions
- Craft a rich chocolate canvas by preparing the cake batter according to package guidelines, enhancing it with cocoa and sugar for deep, intense flavor.
- Transfer the velvety mixture into a generously greased 9×13-inch baking vessel, scattering chocolate chips across the surface for delightful bursts of chocolatey decadence.
- Roast the cake in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven, allowing it to bake until a testing probe emerges pristine and clean, approximately 30 minutes.
- Immediately upon removal, puncture the steaming cake with strategic perforations using a fork or slender skewer, creating channels for the rich chocolate syrup to seep deeply into the warm crumb.
- Gently cascade warmed chocolate syrup over the hot cake, ensuring complete and even saturation, then envelop and permit the cake to rest and cool thoroughly overnight.
- Craft a luxurious topping by folding together Cool Whip and fragrant shredded coconut, creating a cloud-like blanket of tropical sweetness.
- Lavishly drape the coconut cream mixture across the cake’s surface, ensuring complete coverage of the chocolate base.
- Refrigerate the assembled dessert for a minimum of one hour, allowing the layers to meld and set, then slice into elegant squares ready for indulgence.
Notes
- Swap out regular chocolate syrup for sugar-free versions to reduce overall sugar content for diabetic-friendly options.
- Create a gluten-free variation by using a certified gluten-free cake mix and checking ingredient labels carefully.
- Enhance coconut flavor by toasting shredded coconut before mixing with Cool Whip for deeper, nuttier undertones.
- For a lighter version, substitute Greek yogurt for part of the Cool Whip to reduce calories while maintaining creamy texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg