Chocolate Resurrection Cross Cake: “He is Risen!”

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It’s Easter 2024 and I wanted to make a special dessert in recognition of this special holiday.

Being a Christian for well over 25 years, I simply could not pass up on the opportunity to showcase my faith in cake fashion. So here we are with my Chocolate Resurrection Cross Cake.

The cake is simple in and of itself. It’s a thin layered chocolate cake. I used boxed cake mix and you will need to follow the box instructions.

This cake was baked on a large sheet pan to accommodate the size of the cross. I also used two boxes of cake mix to help thicken the sheet cake. Therefore, the recipe will need adjusting.

The decorations involved using purple fondant for Christ’s robe and mini chocolate chips with a hint of green food coloring for the crown of thorns (Gospel of Mark 15:17). Finally, melted milk chocolate was used to make the cross appear more rugged in appearance.

Chocolate Resurrection Cross Cake

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Chocolate Resurrection Cross Cake

Single thin layered chocolate cake with fondant, mini chocolate chips and milk chocolate for decorations

Course Dessert
Keyword chocolate cake, chocolate resurrection cross cake, Easter, Resurrection Sunday, The Cross
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Simple Mills Chocolate Cake and Muffin Mix follow box instructions
  • 1 Fondant, purple crimped to create ripple effect
  • 2 tbsp Mini Chocolate Chips
  • 3 tbsp Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tsp Heavy Whipping Cream 1 tsp to combine with milk chocolate and 1 tsp with mini chips
  • 4 or more drops Watkins Natural Green Food Coloring
  • 2 oz Milk Chocolate melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Follow box instructions to make the cake.

  3. Pour cake batter on to a large nonstick sheet pan.

  4. Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick out with minimal crumbs.

  5. Work and roll out fondant. Use powdered sugar if needed to prevent sticking.

  6. Shape the fondant by crimping. Use one large piece to crimp and ripple to create Christ’s robe.

  7. For the mini chocolate chips, dip in the green colored powdered sugar mixture.

  8. Cut the sheet cake into the shape of a cross. Save the cut out’s to make cake pops.

  9. Place the mini colored chips at an angle over the top half of the cross. Drape the fondant robe over the horizontal beams as shown in this post.

  10. Microwave and melt milk chocolate with a teaspoon of heavy cream.

  11. Using the milk chocolate make vertical lines down the length of the cross. Use a skewer to gently scratch through both the chocolate and cake surface just a tad bit.

  12. That’s all folks! Enjoy!

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