Betty Crocker’s Gluten-Free Chocolate & Raspberry Layer Cake

INGREDIENTS (Serves 12)

◆ 1 box Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free Devil’s

Food Cake Mix

◆ 125ml vegetable oil

◆ 250ml water

◆ 4 medium eggs

◆ 2 tubs Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free

Chocolate Icing

◆ 200g fresh raspberries

◆ 200g fresh blueberries

◆ 100g dark chocolate bar

1

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan /gas 4. Grease and line 3 x 20cm round cake tins with baking paper.

2

Mix the cake mix, oil, water and eggs and cake mix in a large bowl. Whisk by hand or electric mixer for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth and creamy.

3

Pour the cake mixture evenly between the 3 cake tins.

4

Bake in the centre of the oven for 14 to 16 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave in the cake tins for 10 minutes. Remove from the tins and place on a cooling rack. Peel off the baking paper. Cool completely, for about 1 hour.

5

Fit piping bag with nozzle and fill with icing. Place first cake layer onto a ser ving plate. Starting on the outside edge of cake layer, pipe one-third of the icing into mounds to cover top sur face of cake. Press alternately a raspberry or a blueberry in between each join. Top with the second cake layer and repeat piping and placing of fruit. Place the final cake layer on top.

Press remaining icing on top of cake layer and swirl decoratively. Mound remaining berries in the centre of cake. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

6

Hold the chocolate bar (must be room temperature) and carefully draw a vegetable peeler across the side bar to create small chocolate curls. Sprinkle over top of cake and fruit.