As a self-professed baker extraordinaire, I like to challenge both my skills and taste buds with a variety of sweet, scrumptious goodies.
However, sometimes I just want my cake, and I want to eat it too. And I want it to be effortless. And I want it NOW. That’s why I’m not opposed to using packaged mixes from time to time. They’re cheap, quick and always produce moist and flavourful results. I simply put my IPS (Inner Pastry Snob) on the back burner and savour the sugary, velvety goodness.
(And then I re-start my diet.)
For the richest, most chocolatey cake you’ll ever sink your teeth into, you must try this Chocolate Chocolate Cake with Chocolate. It combines a packaged mix with moistening agents such as sour cream and pudding to create a sinfully divine result. I can feel a cavity forming just thinking about it!
(Recipe adapted from Eat at Home Cooks)
1 package devil’s food cake mix
1 package instant chocolate pudding
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, eggs and water. Stir in mini chocolate chips and pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup bundt pan or 9×13 cake pan.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cake in pan at least two hours before inverting onto a plate.
If desired, dust the cake with powdered sugar, or frost with vanilla icing. Normally, I’d say be like Elvis Stojko and go for the quadruple – that is, add chocolate frosting to the mix – but I really do believe that there can be too much of a good thing. To tell the truth, I like diving into this cake as is. Chocoholics unite!
seems pretty easy to make and sounds yummy!
Super easy and super yummy!
Holy! That looks AMAZING – and simple to boot! Thanks for sharing! :-)
You’re welcome! Enjoy!
I LOVE chocolate and that looks SO good! Will definitely be baking this over the holidays – thank-you!
It’s so moist and delicious – your family and guests will love it!
You forgot the chocolate icing. ;-) It sounds delicious! I love chocolate!
Ha! That would be too much of a good thing!
YUM!!!!! ;)
Yummy!
Sounds great, just pinned it :)
Enjoy ladies!
my aunt had given me this recipe 2 years ago and it’s a sellout everytime…it does wonders as my last minute “go to” dessert!
Wonderful! So happy you love it as much as we do!
Wow that’s a lot of chocolate! Good thing there’s some cake in between although chocolate is good on its own. Having hot chocolate with the cake isn’t having too much of a good thing right? ;)
Hmmm… I think I’d pair this with a cold glass of milk :)
That cake looks so good; I love chocolate!
Try it Deb! You’ll love it!
I make this a lot! Everyone loves it!
Awesome! It’s a big hit over here too!
This looks sinfully delicious!
It’s very, very good :)
Death by chocolate. Sounds DELICIOUS!
Oh wow! I want! Thanks for this, gonna try it!!
Please do! You’ll LOVE it!
Yummy i mite just have to try this at my next baking date..
It’s so easy and so good – you’ll love it.
Oh my goodness!! I’m SO making this for the christmas party!
You should! The powdered sugar looks like snow; you can make it festive by serving it with eggnog!
Oh this looks so delicious, I would have to do triple my daily BeachBody work out if I had even a slice of this lol
Hahaha – it’s the holidays, everything is calorie-free!
Does this ever look tasty!! I would probably go with the vanilla icing myself :) but just because I have an extra-sweet tooth
Vanilla icing would make the cake super sweet – but also super delicious!
ooooooh! Now just drizzle on some ‘spiked’ sauce and we’re ready to party! :D
GREAT idea!
That cake looks divine!! I NEED chocolate!
It doesn’t look that difficult to make!
It’s super easy to make because most of the work is done for you! Enjoy!
The timing of reading this post is too funny! I was just considering donating my bundt pan to Goodwill because I never use it! I will attempt this recipe with it first. This recipe and pic looks scrumtious!
NOO! Try this first please – it’s the only cake I use my bundt pan for!
Oh my goodness that looks so yummy!! I have a weakness for chocolate!
Me too :) Let me know what you think!
This looks amazing! I’m drooling here….want to save a slice for me?
But of course! It’s delicious – I insist you try it!
A great chocolate cake can’t be beat!
Indeed! Especially when it’s this easy to make!
that looks so good, I know what I’m making later today =)
Let me know how it turns out for you!
just needs some raspberrries and could have it for dinner!!!!
Hahaha I like how you think!
oh, a must try! thank you!
Wish I had a KitchenAid Artisan Series Stand Mixer to make this
Hmm… you honestly had me at chocolate!
This looks so chocolatey definitely going to save this and give it a try thanks :)
i made this cake over the holidays……….it was soooooo good.
So awesome! Glad you enjoyed it Julia!
Looks amazing :-)
Great recipe! Fast and yummy!
If you add a little bit of Rose water it makes it smell even better!
DID SOMEBODY SAY CHOCOLATE??? :D
Looks like it will be a moist cake – I Pinned!!
oh oh, I’m swooning! Bring on the smelling salts because I must make this cake! I love that moist chocolate – chocolate on chocolate, and not distracted by sugary frosting – this is so perfect!
This recipe looks like it’s delicious and chocolate is my favorite cake so I might try it