Impressive Strawberry Brownie Torte

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (23 ounce) package brownie mix
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping, thawed
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, hulled & sliced
• melted chocolate (optional)

Recipe

• 1 grease or spray two 9-inch round cake pans and the line with parchment paper, extending paper up the sides of pans, then grease or spray paper.
• 2 prepare brownie mix by adding 2 tbls water, canola oil, and the 2 eggs - mixing evenly. divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans.
• 3 bake at 350f for 20 minutes or until top springs back when touched.
• 4 cool completely.
• 5 in a large bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk and water.
• 6 beat in the pudding mix.
• 7 chill for 5 minutes.
• 8 fold in whipped topping.
• 9 place one brownie layer on a serving plate and top with half each of the pudding mixture and strawberries then repeat with the 2nd layer.
• 10 optional: drizzle top of cake with the melted chocolate to decorate a bit.
• 11 refrigerate any leftovers.