Sunday, April 15, 2012

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Dump Cake

It's the last day of Spring Break and though I've had a great week, I was in the mood to send this vacation out with a touch of class. However, I didn't plan for dessert, so had to rummaging around in the cabinets. This is what I came up with: strawberries covered in my favorite stuff in the entire world (Nutella..oooooh Nutella) on top of cake. Yes, please. The only thing lacking is a glass of champagne and a table overlooking the Seine. Did I mention it's really easy? It is. C'est manufique!

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Dump Cake

1 lb strawberries, diced
4 tbs sugar
1 c Nutella (hazlenut-chocolate spread)
1 box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup margarine
Whipped cream
Vanilla ice cream

1. Spray 13x9x2 inch baking dish with cooking spray. In a small bowl, stir together strawberries and sugar. Allow to sit 10-15 minutes.

2. Stir in Nutella. Spread on bottom of baking dish.

3. Using fork or pastry cutter, cut margarine into cake mix unti mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pour cake mixture over chocolate-strawberry mixture.

4. Cover with foil and bake at 325 40-45 minutes, until cake is set and no "powdery" areas remain.

5. Uncover and allow to cool slightly before serving. Serve over vanilla ice cream garnished with whipped cream.

Note: it probably wouldn't hurt to add some strawberry glaze since my cake really absorbed my chocolate, but it honestly turned out just fine.