Thursday, February 14, 2013

Easy Chocolatey Bundt Cake


Do you need a quick and easy dessert to wow your honey tonight?  All you need is a boxed cake mix and a few other supplies and you can go home and whip this up in about an hour or so.


You don't even need to make frosting - just dust with powdered sugar to your sweetheart's content.


It's moist, delicious, and above all - chocolatey!
 

Happy Valentine's Day to You All, My Dears!  ♥♥♥  

I'll be taking a short break for a week or so.  Don't worry if you don't see me around for a little while :-)

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Easy Chocolatey Bundt Cake
Adapted from Allrecipes
Printable Recipe

Servings: 12

The creator won first place at the county fair with this recipe.

1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil (I used less - 2/3 cup)
4 eggs
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I used half bittersweet chocolate and half white chocolate chips)
Powered sugar for dusting
Berries or whipped cream for serving, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour batter into a well greased 12 cup bundt pan or tube 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 thoroughly in pan at least an hour and a half before inverting onto a plate

If desired, dust the cake with powdered sugar.

49 comments:

Cathy said...

We love this cake made with a mix and that beautiful mold makes it look very special indeed. Happy Valentine's Day, Susan. Enjoy your little break.

Vee said...

That's a lovely pattern in your bundt pan...I do love a cake mix doctor kind of cake. For tonight's dinner, I made a wafer cake. Hope that it works out, but we had to have some chocolate.

Enjoy your time away and I'll look for you on your return.

Glenda/MidSouth said...

Happy Valentin's Day - Have a great day.
Enjoy your break.

La Table De Nana said...

Tell me you didn't take the photo and sprinkle at the same time?:)
I have tried and what a mess:)

In that pan..I think every cake you bake looks like a masterpiece.
I am doing something along these lines for sat:) with the big and little kids.. wrapped in KitKats and topped with Smarties:)Pinterest

I am pinning yours now..too pretty.

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Federica Simoni said...

ciao Susan! che meraviglia questa torta!! davvero irresistibile!!!!! ciao!!!

Barbara F. said...

This looks scrumptious. Enjoy your time off and Happy Valentine's Day! xo

Gloria Baker said...

this look delicious Susan, Happy V day!

Babs said...

Gosh the cake looks delicious. I don't normally use mixes, but I'll definitely try this one since you recommended it. :)
Happy Valentine's Day!

poppilinnstudios said...

Looks delicious! Any kind of chocolate cake is my favorite. Hmmm, I think I have all the ingredients. Happy Valentine's Day!
-Lynn

Marigene said...

That looks decadent!

Lynn said...

Looks like a great cake Susan! Happy Valentine's Day-enjoy:@)

Debbie@Mountain Breaths said...

The next time I have a chocolate craving, I know what I will make. I have that pan and it makes cake look so pretty.

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

Moist, delicious and chocolatey are things I can easily enjoy.

Angie's Recipes said...

Gorgeous gorgeous photos, Susan. I have always wanted a bundt pan like this. The cake has such a beautiful, moist crumb. Irresistible!

Vicki Bensinger said...

I love bundt cakes and my best ones are from a doctored up cake micx. This sounds wonderful and looks beautiful. I love the swirl from that pan. Makes me want to go out and get a new one.

The second photo looks so amazing. At first glance I thought it was the the rays of the sun shiny down on it only to realize it was being showered with powdered sugar

Mary said...

Beautiful Susan! I love the snow shower of powdered sugar! Hope your Valentine's Day was just as sweet! ♥ Enjoy your break :)

Anonymous said...

I don't bake from a mix, ever, but this is one tempting recipe! Enjoy your time off and see you around!

GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...

I am liking the look of this cake! yum... and convenient too. Always good to have a doctored box cake to whip up. Thanks for sharing :)

Julie said...

Delicious! Enjoy your break!

Betsy Brock said...

I've made this for years...it's wonderful! No frosting needed, really!

Joanne said...

This looks so crazy chocolate-y! And dense! In a good way. What a great cake!

Katerina said...

This is a beautiful cake Susan and the mold is very impressive! Enjoy your break!

Jacqueline said...

What a gorgeous cake and your shot with the powdered sugar falling on it is just magical!

scrambledhenfruit said...

I love this short cut cake! I'm all for using mixes when they create masterpieces like this one. :)

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

This looks fabulous, Susan! So rich and moist and good! Hope you had a very Happy Valetine's Day!

kitchen flavours said...

Simplicity at its best! It is beautiful and looks chocolaty delicious!

Deana Sidney said...

Pudding in a cake recipe? WHo comes up with these great ideas. I have a chocolate bundt with banana I've been making for a while now... should try this!

Unknown said...

I never use mixes anymore, due to so many allergies and health issues - as well as my food philosophy, Susan - but I know this is a great cake. I recall a very similar recipe in the 70's and adding the pudding to the mix just made the world a better place at the time.
XO
Valerie

Unknown said...

I can see my daughter was using my laptop - the last message was from Valerie at A Canadian Foodie, as is this one. :) V

Val said...

Looks so moist and wonderful. I love that the topping is just powdered sugar.

Dining Alone said...

This would definitely WOW me :) It looks so tasty!

Marysol said...

Susan, chocolate cake, in any form, is always part of my diet regimen :)
And this one looks particularly rich and delicious!

Unknown said...

This chocolate cake looks great...like the idea of using cake and pudding mix...beautiful shape Susa...enjoy your time off Susan!

We Are Not Martha said...

This is absolutely gorgeous!! Enjoy your break :) :)

Sues

Anonymous said...

I'm not much of a baker which is why I love these sorts of recipes that take a box mix and pump it up - it looks great!

Unknown said...

Lovely chocolate cake and how wonderful that's it's an easy recipe, aren't they just the best;-) Enjoy your break;-)

Southerncook said...

This cake looks delicious and one I am anxious to make. I have never failed with one of your recipes that you have posted on your blog. We have a rainy forecast for our weekend so I think an excellent time to be in the kitchen.

Carolyn/A Southerner's Notebook

Anonymous said...

Beautiful and decadent!
Ronelle

Rashida Shaikh said...

Hi,
During blog hopping I bump here and I'm glad I've found you.I would love to be hook up here, nice blog.
Love & Hugs

Anonymous said...

Bundt cakes are so easy to prepare and so tasty. You have a lovely pan that puts mine to shame. Enjoy your blogging break.

Anonymous said...

Bundt cake looks heavenly!

chow and chatter said...

looks fab and your farro recipe inspired me :-) hugs I often find inspiration here

Monet said...

Aren't bundt cakes just beautiful? This one looks so rich and moist. Thank you for sharing with us today. I'm inspired!

The Red Apron said...

This looks fabulous as always!

Cooking Quidnunc said...

Lovely and simple cake! Thanks for sharing.

El said...

You know you had me at chocolate. Gorgeous!

Kathleen said...

It looks delicious! It is my go to recipe when I have to make many, I just add a drizzle of choc icing.

LV said...

You had me at chocolate:-) This looks absolutely scrumptious!

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