5.0 from 27 votes
Darn Good Chocolate Cake
Rich, moist chocolate cake that begins with a cake mix and pudding.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 336 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce package plain devil's food cake mix
- 3 ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Generously grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. I like to use a nonstick baking spray with flour in it.
- Add cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, warm water, and vegetable oil to a large mixing bowl.
- Mix on low speed for about 1 minute.
- Increase the speed to medium, and continue to mix for 2-3 minutes, scraping down the bowl as-needed.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan, smoothing the batter out as needed.
- Bake until the cake springs back when lightly pressed, about 45-55 minutes. A wooden toothpick inserted in the center may come out with melted chocolate but shouldn't have any batter on it.
- Cool in the pan for 20 minutes.
- Run a thin knife around the pan and invert onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
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Notes
- Cake mix: You're going to use just the powdered cake mix portion. If you don't want to use devil's food cake mix, you can use a similar cake mix like dark chocolate.
- Chocolate pudding: This is just the powdered part. You don't need to pre-make the pudding.
- Sour cream: You can use full-fat or reduced-fat, if you prefer. However, I don't recommend using fat-free sour cream in this recipe.
- Vegetable oil: Feel free to use a similar oil, like canola instead.
- Chocolate chips: You can use milk chocolate chips or dark or bittersweet chocolate chips, if you prefer.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
336kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
328mg
(14%)
Potassium
233mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
157IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 336
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 336kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 328mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 233mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 157IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.