boston cream pie

a few months ago, i was searching for a dessert to make for our family fellowship pot luck... i am a fan of the kraft foods website for lots of good, simple recipes... i found this one for boston cream pie.. ive made it a bunch of times, as well as passed the recipe around and its been a great hit! even people that dont like cake are fans :)

1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

1 cup cold milk

1-1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

1 round yellow cake layer (8 or 9 inch)

1 square BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate

1 Tbsp. butter

3/4 cup powdered sugar

2 Tbsp. cold milk

1. BEAT pudding mix and 1 cup milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, cut cake horizontally into 2 layers with serrated knife.

2. STACK cake layers on serving plate, spreading pudding mixture between layers.

3. MICROWAVE chocolate and butter on HIGH 1 min.; stir until chocolate is melted. Add sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk; mix well. Spread over cake. Refrigerate 1 hour.

tips from site...

Use a 2-layer cake mix to bake 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake layers. Cool completely. Use 1 of the cake layers as directed. Wrap remaining cake layer tightly in plastic wrap, then in foil. Store in freezer up to 1 month.

How to Slice Cake Layer Evenly

Place cooled cake layer on serving plate. Make a 2-inch horizontal cut around side of cake using a long serrated knife. Then, cut all of the way through the cake layer to make 2 layers.