I have a dear friend, Janeen, who makes the most amazing Chocolate Cake EVER!!! It’s one of those cakes that leaves a lasting impression, it haunts you until you finally break down and beg your sweet friend to please share the recipe with you. Then you beg some more to see if you can share it with the world. Janeen, my dear, the world is going to LOVE you and your amazing cake!!
The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake… Ever!
1 Chocolate Cake Mix (any kind, I've used chocolate fudge, Swiss chocolate, or milk chocolate)
1 C Mini Chocolate Chips
1 cup Sour Cream
1 Pkg. of Chocolate Pudding (small 3.5 oz. box)
Prepare cake as directed on box, and add sour cream, pudding and chocolate chips. Pour into 2 9-inch round baking pans. Bake as directed on box (you might need to add a minute or two to the baking time because of the added ingredients). Place on a wire rack to cool.
Equally Impressive Chocolate Frosting
1 cup butter at room temperature
3 oz. Ghirardelli 100% cocoa chocolate bar
4-5 cups powered sugar
milk
Chop the chocolate, then place in double boiler until melted. Cream together butter, chocolate, and 4 cups of powered sugar. Add milk as needed for desired consistency. Combine until creamy; continue to add powered sugar and milk until it is the consistency and taste that you want. Place one layer of cake on cake stand and frost the top, then add the second layer and frost the rest of the cake.
Garnish with chocolate curls. I like to make bigger curls for this cake. Melt some chocolate, get a 9 inch round cake pan and turn upside down and then spread the chocolate on it as a thin, thin layer. Let cool until the chocolate is set and then get a cheese slicer or potato peeler, and slice the chocolate into curls.
Janeen made this Heavenly cake for our Bloggers Night Out {Vegas Style} [more on that to come!] this past weekend, and blew everyone away!! Janeen you are a doll!!
Oh my goodness!!! I just made this cake…..IT IS AMAZING!!!! I am posting it on my blog! I will be making this cake from now on. Thank you so much!!!!!!
Come on by and check it out! I love this cake!! hehehe!
amazing! the sad thing about cakes is that you can’t try any of it.. so i left a little batter and frosting to make two cupcakes for myself :] SO moist. and the frosting is addicting.. must’ve dipped my finger into the frosting pot 20+ times. i’ve gotten compliments on how the cake looks (chocolate shavings turned out wonderfully!) but we’ll have to see what people think of the taste tomorrow at the welcome lunch! THANK YOU!
wow. this cake looks seriously beautiful!!! I’ve got to try this recipe!!! i’m always in the market for a really chocolatey cake!
Heather…I have made this cake 5 times since you posted it. I have even posted it on my blog and included your blog for people to visit!! I love this cake…THANKS FOR SHARING!!
This lools amazing Heather!
thanks sweetie!
kisses
heather
I made this in cupcake form with a chocolate ganache frosting and it was TO DIE FOR! I was told by several people that it was the best cupcake they have ever had haha. Thank you!!!
-M.
Oh.MY.goodness! This looks like the most amazing chocolate cake…ever! Your photos are amazing!
Instant chocolate pudding or regular?
Hello Bobbi-
It’s regular pudding, unprepared. Let me know what you think!
kisses
heather
Will instant pudding work? Is it one package prepared or unprepared?
Yep, it sure will. Just one package unprepared will do the trick!
kisses
heather
It seems most cake mixes come with pudding in them already. So are you adding more pudding or if it comes with pudding already in it, do you not put it in?
You’re right Eric… you are actually adding more dry pudding mix to the cake mix.
Great question!!
kisses
heather
This cake is incredible — both devilishly rich and very moist. I substituted the chocolate pudding for vanilla pudding, and used a Duncan Hines yellow cake mix. The results were still outstanding. It’s a surprisingly easy recipe, and I can’t wait to share this link with friends.
I’m also coveting the robin’s egg blue dessert plates — great photos!
Thank you so much Kate! I actually made the cake again the other day with vanilla and fell in love all over again!!
kisses
heather
instant pudding mix or something else?
does this need to be refrigerated?
Great question…I don’t believe so. I’ve made it several times and have left it on the counter, covered of course.
kisses
heather
This is MY recipe! Too funny. This is my favorite chocolate cake recipe. I pour my batter into a Bundt pan though. I’m going to try to use 2 round cake pans next time.
Thanks.
Looks so yummy!
Wow that looks so mouth watering. Can’t wait to make this!!!
If I do not have a double boiler, can I melt the chocolate another way?
Oh sure! You can just place a glass bowl over a pot filled a 1/4 of the way with simmering water. This works perfect!
kisses
heather
Cant wait to try this! One question…Semisweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate?
I used semisweet but either would one would work.
kisses
heather
I just added this to my recipe binder. Brilliant!
I made this for friends and family to enjoy on Christmas night. Did 2 layers with dark chocolate ganache, pecans and coconut in the middle. Everyone went NUTS for it. Today one of the friends who enjoyed it that night emailed me to ask if I could please “bring that crack cake and jam a candle in it” to feed the masses at her husband’s birthday party on Sunday. I can’t wait to make it again!
Hi! I am currently baking this cake and it’s been in the oven five extra minutes from the time state on the box and it still doesn’t seem done! Are you supposed to take it out when it’s still gooey inside??? Help please!
Actually instant works best and a way to improve it that you should try is using 4 eggs instead of the recommended three, using 1/2 c. water and a 1/2 c. oil instead of the recommended oil amounts. And I usually use 2 oz chocolate. This recipe also translates to about any type of cake you want – white with vanilla pudding and white chocolate, strawberry with cheesecake pudding and strawberries instead of the chocolate, etc. Be creative. Also, make sure after baking to cut the top, bottom, and sides off of the cake in a thin layer if you want an incredibly, incredibly scrumptious cake. And follow baking rules of course, mixing your dry ingredients first then adding wet, banging pans on counter to get air bubbles out before baking, flouring pans, etc. Try it. I bet you anything it will improve your best chocolate cake ever