1 box chocolate fudge cake mix
(use box directions adding the appropriate water,oil, and egg called for on the box)
1 tablespoon orange peel
1 teas. vanilla (I use more, and I use the watsons bourbon vanilla)
1 container chocolate frosting
1/3 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup semisweet choc chips (Ghirardelli is the best!)
Some grand marnier (optional)

Heat oven to 350, use 325 if you have dark or non stick pans, make and bake cake as directed.(I decrease water by 1/4 cup here and make it up with the booze.) Add orange peel to batter.Make sure you use a cook release spray on your cake pans, I use two 9″ pans.

Cool completely.Trim tops to even layers, frost or stick in fridge wrapped overnight.

Frost layer, I also grate semisweet baking chocolate and do a layer of that with the frosting.Put top cake on, frost sides and top.

In saucepan heat whipping cream until hot, don’t boil, take off heat. Add choc chips, stir until melted and creamy, set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
Pour chocolate sauce on top center of cake pushing outwards to make some dribble on the side.

Stick the sucker in the fridge for about an hour and let it set.

Decorate however you want.

Yum!

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