Easy Triple Chocolate Cake

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John Mitzewich
John Mitzewich
John Mitzewich is a food writer, recipe video producer, and culinary school instructor with more than 20 years of experience in the food industry.
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Updated on 10/3/21
chocolate cake with powdered sugar

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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 50 mins
Total: 60 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
699 Calories
43g Fat
79g Carbs
8g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 10
Amount per serving
Calories 699
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43g 55%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Cholesterol 89mg 30%
Sodium 492mg 21%
Total Carbohydrate 79g 29%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Total Sugars 51g
Protein 8g
Vitamin C 0mg 2%
Calcium 136mg 10%
Iron 3mg 17%
Potassium 392mg 8%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Most "doctored up" boxed mix chocolate cake recipes just don't deliver the rich and decadent results that the made-from-scratch cakes do. This triple chocolate cake is so delicious you won't feel the least bit guilty for using such an easy recipe. Fancy serving options turn this cake from a box into restaurant-special.

Ingredients

  • 1 (18-ounce) box devil's food chocolate cake mix

  • 1 (6-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix

  • 1 cup sour cream

  • 1 cup vegetable oil

  • 4 large eggs, beaten

  • 1/2 cup warm water

  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

  • Confectioners' sugar, for garnish, as needed

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a mixing bowl, use a whisk to stir together chocolate cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, oil, eggs, and water. Mix in chocolate chips and pour batter into a greased 12-cup bundt pan.

  3. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

  4. Cool cake for 90 minutes on a wire rack before turning over onto a serving plate. Dust cake with powdered sugar before serving.

Tips

  • If this cake sits around long enough to get a little stale, several judicious drops of a favorite liquor freshen it up. Slice the cake into smallish pieces and add the booze. Try bourbon, Grand Marnier, rum or sherry, all complementary to the rich chocolate of this cake.
  • Go light with the following as solo toppings or just dips on the serving plate: whipped cream, creme fraiche, whole milk Greek yogurt or sour cream. These simple toppings let the cake take the spotlight.
  • Top with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce for a cool summer treat. Or go all-out on chocolate, with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and a maraschino cherry. If you can find fresh strawberries, sugar them up and add a fresh sauce on a cake dusted with powdered sugar.