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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cake 1307g

Recipe makes 1 cake)

Calories 4053
Calories from Fat 1677 (41%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 186.4g 286%
Saturated Fat 39.1g 195%
Monounsaturated Fat 54.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 82.0g
Trans Fat 0.3g
Cholesterol 634mg 211%
Sodium 3382mg 140%
Potassium 1459mg 41%
Total Carbohydrate 579.1g 193%
Dietary Fiber 28.2g 112%
Sugars 352.6g
Protein 57.4g 114%

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Moist Deluxe Dark Chocolate Cake Mix(Copycat-Duncan Hines)

Recipe #129855 | 40 min | 10 min prep | add private note
Sharon123

By: Sharon123
Jul 14, 2005

Oh Yeah! Now I can make my own cake mixes just like the big boys! This would make a nice gift, along with a cake pan, large mixing spoon, some cocoa, maybe a pot holder, etc. Enjoy! Chocolate cake is popular all over the USA! New England, Southern, Mid West, Mid Atlantic, West and Southwest.

1 cake (change servings and units)

Ingredients

To make cake

  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine flour, sugar,cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Now stir to combine. Add shortening, using electric mixer on medium speed to blend the shortening into the dry ingredients. Completely mix shortening until you can't see any chunks. This is the mix which may be kept in a sealed container for several months.
  2. 2
    To make the cake:.
  3. 3
    Preheat the oven to 350*F. Grease sides and bottoms of two 9" baking pans, or one 9x13" pan. Lightly flour the greased pans. Blend the dry cake mix(above) with water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl with the mixer at low speed until just moistened. Kick up the speed to medium and mix about 2 more minutes.
  4. 4
    Pour batter into pans and bake 30-33 minutes for the 9" pans and 35-38 minutes for the 9x13" pan.If you wish to make cupcakes, bake for 19-22 minutes.

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From: Ransomed by Fire

On Dec 23, 2008

This cake was almost like the real thing, but had a somewhat watered-down taste. Maybe it could have been because I only used 3/4 cup cocoa. It was indeed very moist, and we really liked the texture. The top of mine fell off when coming out of the pan, but I must not have greased/floured it well enough I guess. I will definitely be keeping this recipe around and trying it again.

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  • From: twiggyshell

    On Jul 27, 2008

    i accidentally doubled the amound of hot water(i halved the recipe but to forgot to halve the water and 4 tbs of shortening!) but it still came out okay, i might try this again since its flavor was okay, it came out moist and now its cooled and has an interesting almost gelatinous inner texture

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    From: BestTeenChef

    On Dec 30, 2005

    Great! I used this recipe for Costco Muffins - Copycat Costco Muffins - Copycat and it worked out great! Thanks so much for the recipe!

    4 people found this review helpful

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  • From: Okra

    On May 1, 2008

    What an absolutely wonderful recipe. Talk about chocolate heaven!!! Since I needed 36 cupcakes, I added Cake Mix Extender and used the full amount of cocoa called for in this recipe. Frosted them with Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake With Frosting. My DGD said it all when she said, "Grandma, these are the best cupcakes I ever had in my whole life!" Thank you Sharon!

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