CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH SOUR CREAM AND PUDDING MIX RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Prepare a 10 – 12 cup (9 – 10 inch) bundt pan by greasing it very well with oil or butter. Set aside.
• In a large bowl combine the sour cream, oil, and milk.
• Beat in the eggs.
• Add the cake mix and pudding mix and gently mix until fully incorporated. Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the greased bundt pan. Smooth the top into an even layer.
• Bake for 40 – 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted deeply in the center comes out clean, then again on the opposite side.
• Cool in pan 20 minutes then remove by placing a large plate over the top and flipping it right side up. If cake doesn’t fall out right away, give the pan a few light taps until it does.
• Let cake cool completely for about an hour or at least until no longer piping hot before decorating.
• Top with frosting, glaze, or ganache of choice, or dust with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Additional items needed: Mixing bowl, electric beater, cooking spray/butter, 9x13 inch cake pan, toothpicks.
• Select identical flavors of cake mix and instant-pudding mix, such as chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding. If you want a more complex cake flavor, select complementing cake and pudding mix flavors, such as yellow cake mix and lemon instant-pudding mix.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease the cake pan with nonstick cooking spray or butter. (I flour my cake pans as well, but it's not required.)
• Combine the cake and pudding mixes with a spoon in a large mixing bowl.
• Add four eggs, 1 cup water and 1/3 cup vegetable oil. If you wish to make a denser cake (similar to a pound cake) add 1 cup sour cream.
• Beat all the ingredients until combined with an electric mixer on medium speed. The batter will be much thicker than regular cake batter.
• Pour the batter into the greased cake pan and bake it for approximately 50 minutes.
• Insert a toothpick in the middle of the cake and remove it. If the toothpick comes out clean with no raw batter, the cake is done.