Smooth Sailing Christmas Cake

Gianni DeVincenti Hayes, Ph.D, has put her heart and soul into a story that allows readers to explore humanity’s feelings: Adoration for others, thoughts, dreams, as well as the fears and hate, that constantly plague us. The story emphasizes the importance of communication with, and love for, another—or the lack of love, even for God—that forces each of us to go on that risky journey, called “The Search.” Roxane, who despises her father, gets a double dose of abhorrence and disgust when he tries to fix Roxane’s furnace in freezing Christmas weather. The resulting tragedy puts Roxane on a path of self-destruction, causing her to isolate herself from everyone. She must go on that search to find cause for her own existence.

Smooth Sailing Christmas Cake

what you need

• 1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
• 1 pkg. (4 oz.)  Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
• 1 can  (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 can  (12 oz.) evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream
• 1 cup  thawed Frozen Whipped Topping

1 PREPARE cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch pan as directed on package. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Pierce cake with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.

2 MELT 3 oz. chocolate as directed on package; set aside. Blend milks and sour cream in blender until smooth. Add melted chocolate; blend well. Pour over cake, re-piercing cake if necessary until milk mixture is absorbed. Refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, make curls from remaining chocolate. (See Tip.)

3 FROST cake with Whipped Topping; top with chocolate curls. Keep refrigerated.