The Best Rich and Moist Chocolate Cake

Name: The Best Rich and Moist Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 box Devil's food cake mix; 1 small package instant chocolate pudding; 4 large eggs; 1 cup sour cream; 1/2 cup warm water; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

January 20, 2019 by Jennifer 34 Comments

Are you craving a delicious chocolate cake? This is the BEST rich and moist chocolate cake from a box mix that is unbelievably EASY to make! This is a bakery quality cake that anyone can make at home with common ingredients! #chocolatecake #easycake

This chocolate cake is really moist because it is made with pudding and sour cream. A cup and a half (or a bag if you really like chocolate) of semi-sweet chocolate chips add the rich flavor. The combination of all of these ingredients is truly unforgettable.

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Family Drama Chocolate Cake

This is a secret recipe that was stolen from my mother-in-law’s kitchen. She was sworn never to give the recipe away. Being a woman of her word she didn’t. I hope I never forget the day my husband was looking for something in the kitchen and he found this recipe. Joe took a picture with his phone and quickly texted, “Write this down. FAST!” And I’m thinking, “I know we shouldn’t cross our mamas, but can she really make the text on MY phone disappear?”

We couldn’t tell her for the longest time that we had the recipe. Then a few years passed and the small town restaurant that supposedly shared the recipe closed, so I think it’s safe to share with you.

This is my favorite kind of family drama, the only acceptable kind. Drama that isn’t really drama at all. It’s the stuff we can laugh about. Well we laugh about it, and my mother-in-law has a good sense of humor, so I hope she does too!

The Best Chocolate Birthday Cake

This cake is almost always requested at family birthday parties. And Joe comes from a big family so there’s a lot of birthday parties which means a lot of the best chocolate cake ever!

Faith, family, farming and food are big in my husband’s family. All the prerequisites for a great relationship! I’m so grateful for the values that Joe’s family has instilled in him. He has carried these values into our family and our marriage!

I consider it a privilege to be a guest at birthday parties where 21 members of the immediate family including spouses and kids gather to celebrate. My mother-in-law is the youngest of ten kids and they have lived respectable and frugal lives. Birthdays were big in her childhood and she carried the tradition of getting to choose your birthday meal on with her kids.

Simple family traditions are so valuable. My husband just said this week (in January) that he would like to get marinated pork chops from a local meat market for his birthday in April. Cheers to the time and effort to create traditions that are special.

Tips for Making the Best Rich and Moist Chocolate Cake

Mix ingredients very well before adding chocolate chips
Be careful not to add liquids to pudding mix only as it can begin to set up like pudding
The pudding makes this cake so moist, but it also means the cake takes longer than normal to bake
Baking times vary, so I use a toothpick to test the cake a couple times to prevent burning
Cake can be made in two 9 inch pans or in a 9 x 13-inch pan
I always use store bought icing to save time, but feel free to make homemade icing

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