Mini Hot Fudge Cakes and Strawberry Hearts

Betty Crocker Complete Desserts™ mix gets jazzed up with fresh strawberries and ice cream.

Prep Time: 15 min
Start to Finish: 45 min
Makes: 12 to 15 desserts

1 box Betty Crocker Complete Desserts triple chocolate hot fudge cake mix
About 1 quart strawberries
Ice cream, if desired

1. Make, bake and cool Mini Hot Fudge Cakes as directed on side of cake mix box.

2. Place each cake on dessert plate. For each dessert, slice 2 or 3 strawberries. To make slices look like hearts, cut small “V” at rounded end of each slice, using small sharp knife. Randomly place strawberry slices around cakes. Serve warm with ice cream.

Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 1/2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 260mg; Total Carbohydrate 41g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 30g); Protein 3g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 40%; Calcium 2%; Iron 6%

Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Special Touch:
Double the strawberry amount for lots of “hearts.”

Variation:
Raspberries do not look like hearts, but they make a flavorful stand-in for the strawberries.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved