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The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 4/18/18Updated: 11/09/20

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Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

With just a few secret ingredients, a boxed cake mix becomes the best chocolate cake recipe you have ever tasted.  This will become your go to recipe chocolate cake.

We love cake and some of our other favorites include this  and Apple Pudding Cake covered in caramel sauce! Buttermilk Cake is great topped with berries and Chocolate Lava Cake is divine!

A slice of chocolate cake with buttercream frosting and sprinkles

Yesterday was Hannah’s birthday.  I told Hannah I would make her a birthday cake to celebrate.  When I asked her what flavor cake she wanted, she didn’t hesitate, the answer was chocolate!  Probably because I have the best chocolate cake recipe ever!

Hannah has been our next door neighbor for over 25 years.  She is like my third daughter.  She and my oldest daughter have been best friends since they were 4.   We invited some of the other neighbors over to help celebrate Hannah’s birthday and eat all the cake.  You can always tell how good this cake is by all the oohing and aahing that comes from the guests as they eat this chocolate cake!

chocolate cake frosted with butter cream icing and chocolate jimmies

I don’t often make chocolate cake for myself.  If I am going to choose the flavor of cake it usually ends up being lemon.  But I have to say that even I can appreciate how good this chocolate cake is.  This is the best chocolate cake recipe I have ever tried!

chocolate cake on a silver cake plate

Easy Chocolate Cake

The best part is that this recipe starts with a Devil Food’s cake mix!   So easy!  It is then doctored up with some chocolate pudding and sour cream.  And did I mention it also has chocolate chips in it?!n  Just for good measure!

slice of chocolate cake on a white plate

Then I cover all that chocolate goodness with some yummy, fluffy buttercream frosting and no one can resist this cake!  My neighbor turned this cake recipe into cupcakes and entered them into a dessert contest at work and won!  This recipe is definitely prize worthy.

slice of chocolate cake with bites taken out of it

And just to top it off with some sprinkles!  Perfection!

Some of my other favorite cakes include:

  • California Orange Cake
  • Key Lime Cake
  • Caramel Cake

Some of the kitchen tools I use to make the BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE:

6 PIECE MEASURING CUP SET – Everyone needs at least one set of measuring cups, I have 4 sets!

MAGNETIC MEASURING SPOONS – I love these things.  They are magnetic so they stay together in the drawer!

9 INCH CAKE PAN – Works great for cakes but I also like putting dinner rolls in it.

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  The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

The BEST Chocolate Cake

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
With just a few secret ingredients, a boxed cake mix becomes the best chocolate cake recipe you have ever tasted.
serves: 12 slices
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:22 minutes
Total:37 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 box devil’s food cake mix
  • 1 small pkg Jello instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 C sour cream
  • 1 C canola oil
  • 4 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 C milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 C semisweet chocolate chips

Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 C butter
  • 4 C powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 C heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large bow mix together all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips
  • Stir in the chocolate chips
  • Pour batter into a buttered and floured cake pan
  • I used two 9-inch cake pans
  • For cooking time, use the cooking times on the back of the cake box as a guide and add about 10 minutes to that. Check for doneness using a tooth pick.)

Buttercream Frosting

  • In a mixer cream butter until fluffy
  • Add sugar and continue creaming until well blended
  • Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream
  • Blend on low speed until moistened. and then beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 724kcal (36%) Carbohydrates: 83g (28%) Protein: 6g (12%) Fat: 42g (65%) Saturated Fat: 22g (138%) Cholesterol: 117mg (39%) Sodium: 528mg (23%) Potassium: 359mg (10%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 65g (72%) Vitamin A: 800IU (16%) Vitamin C: 0.2mg Calcium: 122mg (12%) Iron: 3.8mg (21%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Keyword:birthday cake, cake, chocolate cake
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  1. Jen P says

    Posted on 10/3 at 9:45 am

    quick question… my daughter has requested a Bundt cake for her birthday,… would this work in a bundt pan and how long would it have to bake?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/3 at 11:35 am

      I have made it as cupcakes but not a bundt cake. I would just bake it at an average bundt cake time which is usually 60-70 minutes. I’d probably check it at 50 minutes and see how it’s doing.

      Reply
  2. Nancy Bodine says

    Posted on 6/27 at 7:24 am

    Wanting a real moist and heavy cake…is this one it? I’ve done the sour cream but not the pudding or chips….. I only use coconut oil no veg oil….

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/3 at 11:37 am

      I think its nice and moist

      Reply
  3. Linda Burch says

    Posted on 6/14 at 6:45 am

    I don’t have any canola oil at the moment. I do have vegetable oil, will that work as well?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 6/14 at 7:22 am

      that will work fine

      Reply
  4. Sarah says

    Posted on 4/24 at 4:44 am

    Can you do this as cupcakes as well?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 4/24 at 7:27 am

      Absolutely, it works great!

      Reply
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