Darn Good Chocolate Cake Drizzled in White Chocolate
This week I'm proud to present one of my favorite cake recipes yet! I got the recipe for Darn Good Chocolate Cake out of the Cake Mix Doctor by Anne Byrn. This bundt cake is fabulous! The recipe doesn't call for icing or any toppings, and let me tell you, it certainly doesn't need any toppings.
But when I made it, I decided to give it a little something extra. I melted just a couple squares of white chocolate and drizzled it over the top. It added a light sweetness to this rich, decadent chocolate cake, and if I do say so myself, it made it a lot more attractive too! This cake would also be delicious with a milk chocolate icing if you prefer that.
And don't forget to break out the ice cream or a jug of milk when you get ready to serve. You'll need it!
(NOTE: Sweet Thursday round-up next week! Email your Valentine Dessert to me by next Wednesday if you'd like to be featured here. Also, I will be putting up a linky next week for anyone who wants to link up their Valentine treats!)
Here are just a couple of pictures of the cake without the white chocolate. Doesn't that look delicious?
Recipe for Darn Good Chocolate Cake:
Recipe for Darn Good Chocolate Cake:
Ingredients:1 Devil's Food or dark chocolate fudge cake mix
1 package (3.9 oz) chocolate instant pudding mix
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup war water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I left these out)
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly mist a bundt pan with cooking spray. Also, dust with flour if you like. (I skipped this.) Shake out the excess flour and set pan aside.
Place the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, war water, and oil in a large mixing bowl. Bleand with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 to 3 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if needed. The batter should look thick and well combined. Fold in the chocolate chips, making sure they are well distributed throught the batter. Pour the batter in prepared pan. Place in oven.
Bake the cake until it springs back when lightly pressed and just starts to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 45-50 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool for 20 minutes. rung a long sharp knife around the edge of the cake and invert it onto the rack to cool completely, 20 minutes more. Or invert it onto a servig platter to slice and serve while warm.
*White Chocolate Instructions - I used a couple of squares of white chocolate. Place these in a bowl and begin heating in the microwave for up to 90 seconds, stopping to stir at 15 second intervals to prevent scorching.*
1 package (3.9 oz) chocolate instant pudding mix
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup war water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (I left these out)
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly mist a bundt pan with cooking spray. Also, dust with flour if you like. (I skipped this.) Shake out the excess flour and set pan aside.
Place the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, war water, and oil in a large mixing bowl. Bleand with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 to 3 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if needed. The batter should look thick and well combined. Fold in the chocolate chips, making sure they are well distributed throught the batter. Pour the batter in prepared pan. Place in oven.
Bake the cake until it springs back when lightly pressed and just starts to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 45-50 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool for 20 minutes. rung a long sharp knife around the edge of the cake and invert it onto the rack to cool completely, 20 minutes more. Or invert it onto a servig platter to slice and serve while warm.
*White Chocolate Instructions - I used a couple of squares of white chocolate. Place these in a bowl and begin heating in the microwave for up to 90 seconds, stopping to stir at 15 second intervals to prevent scorching.*
-Jerri
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Labels: desserts, Recipe of the Week
18 Comments:
At February 1, 2010 at 8:33 AM , ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
Love the drizzled white chocolate...
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At February 1, 2010 at 7:08 PM , Sarah at SmallWorld said...
ooooh that looks fabulous! I'm saving this for the next time I need to make a dessert!
At February 1, 2010 at 7:41 PM , sharonjo said...
Wow--that looks good! I made a bundt cake today too, but mine doesn't look nearly as nice as yours!!
At February 1, 2010 at 10:07 PM , Emily {Frilly Details} said...
Thanks for sharing this recipe!! I am going to make it soon :) I LOVE chocolate cake and especially a chocolate bundt cake! YUM!!!!
At February 1, 2010 at 11:56 PM , Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend said...
looks too yummy....
At February 2, 2010 at 2:09 AM , baby crib said...
The white chocolate made the cake more beautiful and so delicious! This really looks fabulous!
At February 2, 2010 at 10:43 AM , Lisa@BlessedwithGrace said...
That is a darn good chocolate cake. I love that cake recipe and love the idea of drizzling white chocolate on top! Thanks for linking your post to TMTT.
At February 4, 2010 at 2:12 PM , Janet said...
Yum! That looks delicious.
At February 5, 2010 at 8:45 AM , MaRiN said...
this looks sooo good! the white chocolate just adds that extra kick and makes it all the more addicting!
At August 30, 2010 at 12:15 PM , Siggy said...
This is one of my FAVORITE recipies!!! Great touch with the white chocolate!
At October 17, 2010 at 2:06 AM , Large Wall Mirrors Gal said...
It seems to be very delicious ! Thanks for the recipe for Darn Good Chocolate Cake
At November 1, 2010 at 5:45 AM , Small Dining Tables Gal said...
I think this cake is perfect to try in this Christmas. it looks very sweeeet.
At April 30, 2011 at 9:20 PM , Cooper Classics said...
Really looks fabulous! The white chocolate is perfect!
At January 24, 2012 at 12:50 AM , Winnie said...
Very beautiful and impressive cake
At January 24, 2012 at 1:46 AM , Erin {Lavender and Lemon Drops} said...
Yum Yum! I'm a sucker for a good chocolate cake ;)
At January 26, 2012 at 11:45 AM , Unknown said...
Looks delicious! Cant wait to try it! Stopping by from transformation thursday.
At January 27, 2012 at 7:26 PM , So Domesticated said...
So pretty... love the white against the dark color of the chocolate cake!
At January 30, 2012 at 10:36 AM , Elena @ La Petite Vie said...
YUM, this looks amazing! Great photos!
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