Chocolate Cake

Or maybe I should say "over-the-top" chocolate cake. I made this recipe as a cake once-it was too rich. Now I make it as cupcakes. Last night for Valentine's Day, I made it with a yellow cake leaving out the coffee and substituting vanilla pudding/chips for chocolate. Either way it's rich and super good. Enjoy! Ps The frosting is really good as white icing without the coco powder.

1 box Butter Recipe Chocolate Cake mix
1 3 ounce instant chocolate pudding mix
16 ounces sour cream
3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup brewed coffee
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

In a large bowl, mix chocolate cake mix, pudding mix, and sour cream. Add in eggs one at a time. Then add the oil and coffee. Once it’s all blended, add in the chocolate chips.

You can pour all the batter into one bundt pan and bake at 350 for 1 hour or use two 9-inch round pans and bake at 350 for about 35 minutes.


Chocolate Frosting

1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar- I used 3 cups

Mix butter and cocoa together. Add milk and vanilla. Gradually add in powdered sugar until you achieve desired consistency. It should be thick, but spreadable.