Chocolate Berry Dessert

This is super easy and yummy. I made it twice in one week. Once for Quinn's office potluck and then for Christmas Eve. It calls for fresh raspberries, but those are impossible to find this time of year, so I used frozen and it was still good. The picture that came with the recipe looks better because of the fresh raspberries. But I used more chocolate over the top.

Chocolate Berry Dessert

1/2 of 1 pkg. (10-3/4 oz.) marble pound cake, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
2-1/2 cups cold milk
2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
2 cups raspberries
1 pkg. Milk Chocolate Chips; mealted

LINE bottom of 9-inch square pan with cake slices; set aside.

POUR milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended. (Mixture will be thick.)

Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread over cake slices in pan.

REFRIGERATE 2 hours or until set.

Top with the raspberries and drizzle with the melted chocolate just before serving.

Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

Chocolate Cake in Jars

Ok with my obession for getting my food supply stocked up, this is what I did today. I even remembered to take pictures. :) You can use ANY cake recipe.. Box or from scratch. I hardly ever buy cake mixes because from scratch is so much better. ANYWAY~ Just make the cake batter according to the directions. Then bake it in jars instead. Here is what I did...

3 c. flour

2 c. sugar

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt
1/3 c. cocoa

Mix dry ingredients well

2 tbsp. vinegar

1 tsp. vanilla

3/4 c. cooking oil

2 c. cold water

add liquid ingredients and beat by hand

* Take 3 WIDE mouth QUART jars….. Or 6 WIDE mouth PINT jars. Grease and flour. Fill jars almost half full of cake batter.

Place in a pan and bake @ 350º for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. * I used the Quart jars and it took approximately 40 minutes or so. Remove the jars from the oven ONE at a time, wipe the rim, and then cap with simmered canning lid and secure the ring. Cool the jars on a towel until they "ping" and seal. Store on a dark, cool shelf. It didn’t take very long at all to hear the jars ping.