Orange And Cream Cake Dream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg (18.25 oz) dark chocolate fudge cake mix
3 cups mini bittersweet chocolate chips, divided
3 None large eggs
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp orange zest
3 None oranges, peeled and cut into rounds
1 3/4 cups heavy cream
1 pkg (12 oz) whipped cream
1 tbsp Grand Marnier liqueur or 1/2 tsp orange extract
1/2 pint fresh raspberries
None None fresh mint, for garnish
None None orange slices, for garnish

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease three 9-inch cake pans. Make cake mix according to package directions, substituting water with buttermilk and adding orange zest. Fold in 1 cup mini chips. Divide batter evenly among prepared pans. Bake for 15-17 mins or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from pans. Let cool completely.
In a saucepan, bring cream to just under boil. Remove from heat. Add remaining mini chips. Let stand for 5 mins. Whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Stir liqueur or orange extract into the whipped cream. Transfer topping mixture to piping bag fitted with open star tip, like Ateco # 822nd. Place 1 cake layer on a platter and spread with 1/3 of chocolate mixture. Pipe 1/3 of whipped topping mixture over chocolate. Arrange slices of 1 sliced orange topping over. Repeat layering for remaining cake layers. Garnish.