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Lazy Cat Cake aka Chocolate Crunch Cake - VIRAL TikTok recipe

This copy cat dessert by Ahmed Al Zamel has every chocolate lover in a chokehold. It is a layer of chocolate cake, drenched in chocolate milk, topped with a cream cheese whipped cream, dark chocolate ganache and chocolate cereal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Course Cake, Celebration, Dessert, Sweet tooth
Cuisine American, Middle Eastern
Servings 10 people

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowls
  • Strainer
  • Sauce pot
  • Whisk
  • 9x13 Baking tray
  • Rubber spatula
  • Electric hand beater

Ingredients
  

For the chocolate cake:

  • 1 and ½ cup Flour
  • ½ cup Castor sugar
  • ½ cup Brown sugar
  • ¼ cup Cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1/3 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 and 1/3 cup Hot water mixed with 2 tbsp instant coffee powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tsp Vinegar

For the chocolate milk:

  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup sugar

For the whipped cream:

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla

For the chocolate ganache:

  • 1 and 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

For the chocolate cereal:

  • 3 cups chocolate rice crispies
  • 1/4 cup melted milk chocolate
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder

Instructions
 

For the chocolate cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 deg C.
  • Mix wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.
  • Bake in a 9x13 inch tray for 28 mins.

For the chocolate milk:

  • Boil the ingredients together in a sauce pot and simmer for 5 mins on low heat whisking until smooth.

For the cream:

  • Whisk all the ingredients together until smooth, thick and stiff peaks, use an electric beater or stand mixer to make it faster.

For the ganache:

  • Heat the cream until simmering, take off the heat and add the chocolate chips. Whisk until smooth. Set aside.

For the chocolate cereal:

  • In a large mixing bowl add the chocolate cereal, pour in the melted milk chocolate stir well together. Add the cocoa powder and stir well or shake in a container.

Assembly:

  • Poke holes into the baked chocolate cake and pour over the chocolate milk while still warm so the cake absorbs the milk.
  • Add the cream mixture on top and smooth out the top.
  • Pour over the chocolate ganache and spread it out evenly. At this point you want to chill the dessert for 1 hour in the fridge.
  • Then pile on the chocolate cereal in an even layer. Spoon the dessert into bowls or plates and serve.

Notes

  • The recipe video is linked on Simply recipes social media,  check it out here
  • You can use store bought chocolate cake cut into slices, store bought chocolate milk and cool whip as the frosting to keep it super easy.
  • The rice crispies can get soggy after chilling in the fridge so I would suggest saving some and sprinkling the top as needed when about to serve.