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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (194g)

Recipe makes 8 servings

Calories 421
Calories from Fat 209 (49%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 23.3g 35%
Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
Monounsaturated Fat 8.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 8.6g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 81mg 27%
Sodium 570mg 23%
Potassium 264mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 51.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.8g 7%
Sugars 27.9g
Protein 6.7g 13%

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Rich & Moist Dark Chocolate Cake (Uses Cake Mix)

Recipe #287338 | 40 min | 5 min prep | add private note
BlondieItaliana

By: BlondieItaliana
Feb 20, 2008

This is a decadent and rich moist dark chocolate cake recipe, but it's quick & easy as a boxed cake mix is used. You can make this simple in a bundt pan & serve without frosting with just a dusting of confectioners sugar... or you can prepare it our favorite way by making it into a delicious layer cake using canned or homemade dark chocolate frosting... This is my hubby's favorite that I make for him on Valentine's Day and his Birthday every year...

SERVES 8 -12 , 1 cake (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box dark chocolate cake mix (Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe)

  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream (heaping tablespoons)
  • 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • cooking spray (Bakers Joy works best)

  • 1 (18 ounce) can ready to spread dark chocolate frosting (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 8" pans with cooking spray (or spray bundt pan).
  2. 2
    Blend together cake mix, oil, water, eggs, and sour cream in large bowl on low speed for 1 minute then medium high speed for 2 minutes.
  3. 3
    Stir in chocolate chips by hand then pour batter evenly into pans.
  4. 4
    Bake for 30-35 minutes (or 40 minutes for bundt pan) until done. Remove from oven & let cool in pans on wire rack for 15 minutes before removing from pans.
  5. 5
    Cool completely before frosting.

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From: Chef Cajun Deb

On Jul 21, 2009

love love love this cake, my hubby said that is the only cake he wants for now on. thanks

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  • From: Chef #1167873

    On Jun 7, 2009

    I would've gotten a better cake if I had just followed the box instructions. Thanks anyway though

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    From: Lainey6605

    On Mar 30, 2008

    This is just what the recipe name and description say it is: rich and moist. It's just delicious and will be gone in no time. The only thing I did differently is make it in a 9x13-inch baking pan and baked it for about 30 minutes. I made this for Spring PAC 2008.

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  • From: Pam Z.

    On Mar 21, 2008

    This and Kittencals cake are my favorites in the world. This one I'm more partial to because it's simple & tastes like you spent days on it. It really is incredible & moist. The chips melt & aren't hard so to take away from the cake part, truly deeeelish!

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