THE BEST Chocolate Cake
Okay guys. :) I know it’s been forever since I’ve posted a recipe. I hear you. And I’m listening. :) And I’m going to try to win you back with *the*, yes I can confidently say THE best Chocolate Cake recipe *ever*.
This is really the best, most moist, most rich, most chocolatiest cake you will ever ever taste. I know there are other chocolate cakes out there that claim to be the best. Folks, let me tell you, I’ve tried them. And I can still assure you that this one, no really, THIS one…. This one’s the best. Just try it. Just once. Prove me wrong. :D
Are you ready? :D Let’s get started… Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Ingredients:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 small box Jello instant chocolate pudding mix (not the sugar or fat free kind!)
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips
You know what the best part about this cake is? Okay, well, it’s the taste. :D But the second best part is, it’s so easy!
All you do is dump everything except the chocolate chips into a very large bowl– A 4 qt bowl is good, but one of those 8 cup mixing bowls is too small! — then mix well with a beater. The batter will be thick!
Then take your 2 cups of chocolate chips– pictured here are regular sized chocolate chips– and stir them in. I prefer the mini ones, Kevin prefers this size. The regular sized ones are all I had on hand today, so that’s what I used. ;)
Now, pour your batter into your cake pan of choice. Okay, it doesn’t really pour. It’s very thick. “Scoop” your batter into your cake pan of choice.
I like to bake my cakes in two, 9-inch pie pans. But you could really use this batter to make any kind of cake- sheet cake, cupcakes, bundt cake, etc. It tells you the cooking times for specific cakes on the back of the cake mix box. I use that as a guide. Usually I need to add about 10 mins to whatever they say. I usually end up baking my two, 9-inch pie pans for 45 mins. You definitely don’t want to overbake or it won’t be moist! :) Do the toothpick check, but remember, you may get some of the chocolate from the melted chips on your toothpick so don’t let that fool you. ;)
Oh man… It’s so hard to not just rip into right now while it’s warm and fresh out of the oven… But wait! Let’s let it cool… Let’s put some frosting on this baby. :D
Today, just for you, since I’ve been making you wait so long for a new recipe, I’m going to post a two-for-one recipe special– The Best Chocolate Cake Ever and The Best Buttercream Frosting Ever.
So, let your cake cool, then come back and we’ll make The Best Buttercream Frosting Ever.
Ready? Okay. :D
Ingredients:
1 cup shortening (crisco)
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
In a mixing bowl, cream shortening until fluffy. Add sugar slowly and continue creaming until well blended. Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream. Blend on low speed until moistened. Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.
After your cake has cooled completely it’s time to frost it! Don’t forget to put a nice helping of icing between the layers! :)
Yes, I conveniently did not take a picture of the finished iced cake. :D But that is because I am terrible at icing cakes and really, no one would want to see that anyway. ;) But I will leave you with this…
This rather large piece of cake did not last very long. At all. And no… I did not share. ;)
THE BEST Chocolate Cake EVER :D
1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 package Jello instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups mini semisweet chocolate chipsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a VERY large bowl (4 qt), mix together everything except chocolate chips. Batter will be thick. Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour batter into cake pan of choice (I normally use two 9-inch pie pans). For cooking time, I use the cooking times on the back of the devil’s food cake box as a guide and usually add 10 mins to whatever it says. Then I do the toothpick check, and if it’s not done, I check on it every 5 mins after that. :) It usually takes around 45 mins for two, 9-inch pie pans.
Buttercream Frosting
1 cup shortening (crisco)
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup heavy whipping creamIn a mixing bowl, cream shortening until fluffy. Add sugar and continue creaming until well blended. Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream. Blend on low speed until moistened. Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.
I also LOVE, LOVE this recipe. . . You should check out my BEST EVER chocolate frosting recipe to go with this cake on my blog!
I also love all your blog backgrounds and that you change them. Wish I could find the time to figure out how to do mine! :)
I had the pleasure of having this cake made by Amanda herself while we were on vacation this year…it is WONDERFUL!!!
My mom makes some really good similar frosting which is pretty similar to your buttercream frosting. The only difference is she uses cocoa powder and coffee in hers! Thought I would pass this along in case you wanted to try this frosting on your chocolate cake!
This cake is also VERY good using butterscotch pudding and chips with a yellow cake mix! Yum!
Wow, the cake looks really tasty. I am going to definitely try both cake and frosting recipes.
Making this cake this weekend for my Dad’s b-day, Mandy!! Thanks for the recipe, it looks decadent AND easy…. MmmmmmmmMMMMmmmmmmmmmm!!!!
OHh my cousin makes this exact cake, the first time I ever tried it was two years ago at thanksgiving, OMG its da bomb! And now every get together we have, we make her bring this cake LOLOL
I found your blog at two peas. Everything looks so GOOD! I’m going to have to try everything on here.
Wendy
Looks delicious. Love your new layout - I think it is easier to read.
Ok. That does look like the best chocolate cake EVER! Going to make it as a surprise this weekend.
oh wow, this looks really delish, can’t wait to try it out for my own birthday next week!! thanks
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OMG!!! Is it ever, I made my own B-day cake, only because I was dying to make this one. Absolutely devine! Thanks Amanda!!! Oh BTW I also made the Garlic Chicken Farfalle…what a hit! Thanks again girly!
Sahily
Ok…I am so making this for my husband for his birthday tonight. This looks sooooo good.
I wish there was a way to make it without the cake mix, as I am 69 years old and have never made a box cake, but maybe this one isn’t dry, that is why I would never make them.
Making from scratch is so easy for me.
Oh yes! One of my favourite foods. Chocolate should be a whole foodgroup all on it’s own! I adore chocolate cake and this one looks pretty delicious.
I make this cake often but I make it in a bundt pan. Whenever I take it out I always get a request for the recipe. It is truly THE best chocolate cake. And it’s easy. Nothing better!
Will so try this soon!! One question–Is it the big box of pudding, or the small box?
I just love the fact that you show a photo of the ingredients! I’m in the UK, and this gives me such an insight, and the opportunity to work out alternatives, because I can actually see what you’re talking about! Thank you so much - oh, and we can’t wait to try the cake out!
Hi Amanda,
I made this cake tonight, but with a little twist.
I made peanut butter buttercream frosting! Don’t even want to think about how many calories this cake or the frosting has! My husband and I have 8 kiddos and tonight is our Family night—we are having a backwards dinner—Dessert first then the soup I made~ Thanks for sharing! Emily
Reading this at 2am is not a good idea. Very hungry now. Help.
i highly doubt that the batter is going to make it into the cake pans…..or that the frosting will even make it onto the cake…if i make it that far…looks so good
I make a cake similar to this at work. I add cinnamon and ancho chili powder. I make it in a bundt pan and serve it with whipped cream, chocolate shavings and dolche de leche . So moist and rich.
Nice website! I’ll have to show my girlfriend this recipe, or I could just make it for her and surprise her… But then she may not believe me and think that I got another woman involved.. O.o Thanks for the peanut butter tip also Emily! This is a fat free recipe, right? :D
Amazing!
This looks scrumptious! I do have one question: Can you replace the crisco with actual butter?
My first time at your site (via StumbleUpon) - I love it! Great recipe and great design.
I’m new on this site but I like it all ready! Your cake look great! so the frosting is vanilla is it? Mmmmmmmmmmm!
This just looks too good! I’m so glad I stumbled upon your site. So cute!
This is the cutest blog i have seen on the web to date! This design is so well thought out and very nice.
Yummmmmmmy but I like the Butter request. I much like Paula Dean think Butter is a major food group. Love this cake, so moist and I use the large box of pudding Leah.
Fabulous site! Can’t wait to try the recipe. I’m another who “stumbledupon” your blog. :-)
Peanut Butter—-Yes I just added Chunky Peanut butter to your Frosting recipe about 1/2 cup and then after frosting the cake I sprinkled semi-sweet chocolate chips on the top. Amanda, it was gone immediately sniff sniff I only got one piece but I will definately make it again.
I am making the mac-n-cheese for lunch today!
Thanks Again,
Emily
I’ve been making this EXACT same cake for a while (love it) except I substitute real butter for the vegetable oil and for some reason (probably mental) it tastes even better!! It’s food for thought :)
This is the recipe my Mom uses for special bundt cakes. Essentially you can swap out the cake box flavors and the pudding flavors to come up with different flavors. A lemon box with a lemon pudding will make a fabulous cake (leave out the chocolate chips, of course). Another combination, which sounds weird but tastes WONDERFUL is a white or yellow box of cake mix with a box of pistacchio pudding. :D Delicious!
taste like great
thanks for sharing such a nice recipes
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Hello, I stumbled onto your site and I really enjoy cooking. I think that it s great what your doing and I think its one of the top food sites I have seen so far. I cant wait to try out the chocolate cake…:)
I made this cake for my sister’s best friend’s birthday. To die for - it was called “Better than Sex Cake” -No fail recipe!
Definitely a winner!
OK, so since I ‘StumbledUpon’ your blog, I have been eyeballing this cake. Yesterday I finally made it & OMG you are right! This IS the best chocolate cake EVER!!! I have told so many people about your blog b/c of it. ♥Wow♥ I’m in love…
What a delicious sounding cake. I must try it!
mmmm can’t wait to tr it!!! I know my kids will love it
I made this cake tonight after stumbling upon your website. I want to tell you that our whole family LOVED it! Will be making another to take to church tomorrow! BTW - I sliced up a bunch of strawberries and placed them in between the layers…WOW! Thank you!
I am so looking forward to making this cake
for me and my family! Thanks
This cake is the *best* cake I have ever made. I made it once for our Christmas party and there wasn’t any left. So I made it again last week and ate almost the whole cake myself! Delicious.
hahahaha…. i stumbled on this site, but i already use this EXACT recipe!
i do, however, make the cake in a bundt pan, and drizzle melted chocolate chips on top because i really don’t like frosting
OMG!!! I got a new cake plate for Christmas so this was the perfect reason to try this cake out. It is so fabulous. I used the mini chips and your frosting, too. Thanks a bunch. This is a keeper.
I love anything chocolate and chocolate cake is the best! Now I want a piece of yours to get me through the next couple of hours! BTW, I love your website. It is just darling!!!!! A+++
I have a really similar recipe and the frosting would go great with this cake recipe. It’s super-simple to make (I’m not a fan of cooking).
Try this for a really yummy, really simple frosting:
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
12 oz cool whip
1 cup pecans (chopped)
1 large Hershey bar (chopped)
Cream together cream cheese and sugars. Fold in cool whip. Add the chopped nuts and Hershey bar. Be sure the cake layers are completely cooled before frosting your cake.
What are you doing to me? I don’t know I’m going to only have one serving of this, while staying on my diet! YUM
This is great, can I subscribe ? I don’t see a way :(
Crapp…I’ll just have to bookmark you and comeback. The cake looks amazing. So long waistline.:()
I made this for my dad’s birthday and he loves chocolate cake…he said it was the best chocolate cake he’s ever had. Everyone loved it! Thanks so much!!
It’s a quarter after 4am…I just Stumbled Upon this recipe…I wish there were a 24hr store in the vicinity…I am actually drooling…must be PMS…
I love your site, Keep up the great work .
Shannon
Salutations!
I stumbled by today, I like the look of your website, it has a certain charm to it. I’m going to give this recipe a try, my girlfriend really likes chocolate. I’ll try and remember to leave a comment on how it goes.
I just made this cake for a friend’s birthday today and everyone loved it. I put pink rose petals along the edge of the plate and sprinkled the tiny chocolate chips on top.
This cake is very good… personally I could have done without the chocolate chips but everyone else loved it… I will make this recipe again.. thank you Kevin and Amanda
Yummy!! That looks amazing, and I bet it tastes even better!
definitely gonna try this. just stumbled upon while reviewing for an exam and i noticed i’m drooling already!
This really is the best cake I have ever tasted in my life. It was very dense and so nummy. I used a tall bunt pan, and I accidentally flipped it out to soon, so there was some left over at the top of the pan. My fiance, one of my friends and I were sitting there eating the rest of the cake out of the pan. The first bite was almost orgasmic. Oh God it was wonderful. I will defiantly keep this recipe in my book for the future. And it actually only cost me about $12 bucks to make. You cant get better than that with whipped frosting cakes in a bakery.
really kool website…nice to view it..
wow. that cake looks amazing, unfortunately i live in england and i can’t get most of the ingredients over here….very dissappointed. but it really does look amazing!
Finally made this cake, the cake is REALLY good… but the frosting, maybe too sweet for me. Worth making at least once, my waistline would appreciate it if I refrained from making it again however.
This is the easiest, most comprehensive recipe step-by-step post I have ever seen. I’m an amateur in the kitchen, and I’m going to attempt to make this tonight. Thanks!
As my mom said last night after eating my version of this cake (made even chocolatier with a dark chocolate frosting), “No other chocolate cake will ever do again.” Thanks for this awesome recipe that will now be one of our birthday staples!
I made this cake for my friend’s birthday : ) I messed up on the frosting so just used store bought whipped cream instead, everyone loved it : ) I thought it just tasted like regular chocolate cake that could be brought, but all my friends really really really liked it. Thanks for the recipe!
I made this cake for my boyfriend for his birthday & it was so yummy! Thank you for posting! It was easy to make & great to eat! We have a couple slices left that I am sure will be gone in no time!!! Thanks again!!!
Thank you so much for this recipe! I am sooo happy with the results! It was not only beautiful but it was the best and moist cake I’ve ever had. I had to share a piece with all of my friends and they even agreed. Wonderful!
im going to try this!! looks yummy!and i love buttercream!!
I made this cake for my family and they loved it! It was delish. I am making it again today for my mom’s birthday. Thanks for the recipe. :)
I was going to argue that my chocolate cake was the best ever and then I realized that it is the same recipe you posted here:) I did change it a bit and use 1/2 cup oil and 1 cup milk though to cut down on fat and it’s just as good. I do have to say though that the buttercream frosting is better if you add some butter flavor when you use shortening instead of real butter.
I have a question: which size pudding box do you use? I’m going to make this delicious sounding cake today for my daugher’s birthday.I am having fun looking at your website — great job!
Hrm… That’s a good question… They come in 1 oz and 3 oz sizes right? I’m pretty sure it’s the bigger, 3 oz box. :)
I made the cake today for my daughter’s birthday with the 4 oz. box of pudding (this is the smaller box). It turned out delicious. I had regular size chocolate chips on hand, so I chopped them a bit in my food processor. I also used a half cup of oil and an extra half cup of milk (to replace the oil) and the results are a rich, moist cake. I will be making this again. Thank you.
This looks so delicious!! I will have to try it soon! My hubby’s birthday is coming up after his military physical fitness test so as long as he passes we get chocolate cake! lol Thank you! I love your page its so fun and amazing!
I made this recipe, but cupcakes, with the regular homemade powdered sugar frosting, and it’s amazing. I always try recipes that claim to be the “best,” but this one truly is. I brought them into work for Valentine’s day and so many people told me that they were the best cupcakes they had ever had. So, thanks for the AMAZING recipe. This is one that I will make again and again because it is so good. Not to mention how heavenly they are when the cake is warm and chocolate chips and still melty. YUM!
I think I could eat a huge slice of that cake right now! I love chocolate as well as the icing!
I made this cake last month and it was mouth watering delicious! I bought the butter flavored Crisco and the frosting was so yummy. I can’t wait to make this again!
This cake was absolutely AWESOME. I wasn’t such a big fan of the frosting myself, but the cake was just indescribably great!
OH-MY-GOD! This is literally the best cake in the world! I don’t even LIKE chocolate cake, but I had a random chocolate cake craving today, and i remember having stumbled upon this a few months ago and figured WHY NOT! I just finished icing it (used regular icing because it was about to spoil but ill use your recipe next time i swear! lol) and WOW it’s like an orgasm per bite hahaha. thanks for this amazing recipe im gonna show it to everyone i know!
Thanks so much for the recipe, I loved it and so did everyone else! It was so moist and so easy to make!!!
My friend and I made this cake the other day and it was absolutely delicious! I made it again for my family and they absolutely adore it. I come from Britain though, and since over here we don’t have any Jello or Crisco products, we had to substitute them for Angel Delight and Margerine, and it still came out tasting wonderful! Here are the English conversions if any Brits want to make this cake:
Cake:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 package chocolate flavour angel delight
8.5 fl oz sour cream
7.5 fl oz vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
4 fl oz milk
2 tsp vanilla
250g mini semisweet chocolate chips
Buttercream Frosting:
125g margerine
515g icing sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
2.8 fl oz whipping cream
thanks for this wonderful recipe!
naaahhh…forget my diet im gonna try this… hmmmm yummmy…thanks for sharing..
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I made this for my son’s 16th birthday and he LOVED it! It went so fast!! The only thing I did different was I used half Crisco and half Butter instead of all Crisco for that “buttery” buttercream taste….and YUM-O!!!
Could I use the same recipe to make cupcakes, rather than a cake?
oh also, do you just dump in the pudding mix? You don’t actually make the pudding first and then put it in?
i love chocolate cake
omg! my mouth waters! can you send this cake to me … im in India lol … ill pay for the postage and handling charges! haha
loved the recipe! thanks!
Oh my my, Girlfriend! You have the most awesome websight!! I love drooling over your scraproom…and the chocolate cake is truly the BEST! My 18 year old ate half of the cake in one day!! TURKEY!! I was so mad…the rest of us wanted more. Keep up the good work on this awesome websight. Happy scrappin’…Ashley
this is the best cake!!! and the funnest cake to make your right this is the best cake ever..thank you so much. now i dont have to buy a cake because i can make one . thank you soooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sooo going to have to try this it looks delish!
thank you…so much….i made this cake today and wont be surprised if its gone by the time i wake up. absolutly delish’
Loved the recipe and how it’s easily made. All that chocolate is making my mouth water just looking at it. This has been a very nice stumble. Gonna try this out soon!
This was cake was rich but yummy! It was so quick and easy. The frosting was pretty easy to make too. You do have to beat the frosting for a little while for the sugar to mix in. Everyone really liked it.
Love this recipe Amanda, I keep coming back!! This time I used a white cake and I am making a strawberry topped buttercream frosting~Oh My yum!!
From the city of Aden on the other side of the world…..i made this cake tonight….. I inhaled this cake tonight….. goodbye diet …. i’ll make it again tomorrow… thier should be a warrning
Wow. That looks soooooo good. And soooooo bad for a diet! But I feel a cheat day coming on . . .
This looks oh so yummy!
WOW! This cake was incredible. I made it for my boyfriend’s birthday, and I had so many compliments. Although, I used coarse kosher salt, and my icing was too salty- I don’t know what that was all about ! But I just remade it with normal salt and it worked great! Thank you for all the amazing recipes!!!
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hi i’m 9 and i love your chocolate cake :) gtg pearl
hi its me pearl the cake is a hit its in the oven . but !!!!!!!!! we can’t make icing :( and guess what the cake is for 25 people i hope its really good gtg pearl
we didn’t use choc chips because we didn’t have any :( keep up the great work gtg pearl
omg i’m eating the cake now and its soooooo good :) i love it and so does everyone else does too keep up the great work gtg pearl
Hi ! I’m italian and … I don’t know English lenguage ^^” XDXD but this recipe is great !!!
thanks for your recipes, they are fantastic : )
kiss by Silvana96 : D
I have to make a cake this weekend and I’m going to try this. I just discovered your website and I love it. A quick question, what size of pudding mix the small or large? Sullifam@gmail.com
My mouth is watering from just looking at this chocolate cake recipe!!!
Gabby
recipebuddys.com
I have always made this in a bundt cake with no frosting, just powdered sugar. Love the ease of starting with a box when time is tight….
I made this when my cousin and his family came for a visit and they absolutely loved it! It was soooo good! THANKS! :)
OMG!!!!!!! Best cake EVER! I just made this cake and I can’t stop eating it!
Oh wow - that looks heavenly! YUM!
yay cake!
Made these again for Easter, using Bakerella’s cupcake decorations. AMAZING. And, I had some extra batter, so I made a square cake and frosted it with, once again, confectioner’s sugar frosting. OMG. This will forever be my favorite cake. My husband had a piece last night and agreed that this is his favorite cake in the world. THANK YOU!
this looks yum, but what can we substitute for Jello instant pudding mix here in the UK? Any ideas? Angel Delight?
Wondering if you can help…my mom used to make a chocolate cake that used 1/2 of the chocolate icing in the cake batter. Have you any idea of where I might find it? Thank you.
Love your web site!
I LOVE YOUR SiTE! its so cool,the letters,the recipes,so cool!! wishes 4 you two amanda
and kevin,!!! :D and i love chocolate :P yumm
have a nice day,
Jocy,
Oh my gosh this was so good! I have never made my own frosting before, and it was easy! I did half as the recipe called for and added 1/4 cup peanut butter to the other half and frosted each side different. Both sides were amazing. Thanks to whoever suggested peanut butter!
Yum - this sounds (and the pics look) delicious! And, I love the style of your site - creative, simple and eye pleasing. Great job!
Jan ~ Founder, PantryConnection.com
I too use a recipe almost exactly like yours, but I sub melted butter for the oil (mine calls for less butter, but is still delish-going to try the whole cup of it now!!) and also sub Ultimate Whole-Fat Chocolate milk for the regular milk….mmmmm! Thanks for this great site!!!
All of these recipes look amazing! I’m going to try out this cake recipe first for my mom…she is a real chocolate lover!
A big hunk of chocolate & icing goodness… there goes my clean eating for today… it’s futile! :-) I’m off to make chocolate cake! (Thanks for the amazing looking recipe!)
This cake sounds great. But I don’t understand the frosting - how can you have buttercream frosting, with no butter? I’ve never heard making it with crisco. That can’t be right.
I made this for Mother’s Day and have since heard several times that we need to make this cake again very soon! Everyone raved about the cake and it didn’t last long! THANK YOU for the great recipe and the awesome website!
I’ve been making this cake for about 6 years now and it’s my family’s favorite of course! I use *MINT* chocolate chips in my cake… ooooh its so yummy! We just finished one today in fact!
I wanna use a devils food cake recipe instead of a box mix, is that possible and do you have a basis for the recipie, or would you say stick to the box mix?
Made this cake for my neice’s birthday, it was AWESOME. I was showered with compliments all night long! Can’t wait to make it again and to try some of the other recipes on your site. THANK YOU!
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Amanda,
I have been a fan of yours since I saw your postings on Woofboard. The beautiful pics you take of the dogs are what caught my attention. I have two Boston’s myself, and have always been so envious of your work! Anyway, I saw this recipe a few days ago and can’t stop thinking about it. I plan to make it to share with my family on 4th of July. It looks mighty YUMMY!
I made this last week. Ohhhh myyyyy godddd. And it’s really easy, too! Great, now I’m going to get fat. :)
Hi! this cake looks so delicious! wanna try it!
there’s just one small problem, and that is, where I live (in Italy) I obviously do not manage to find any devil’s food cake mix… I wanted to ask if you could suggest some REALLY GOOD and TESTED recipe I could use to replace the “missing” devil’s food cake mix… just for the dry ingredients, I suppose, because then I’ll have to add the ingredients your amazing recipe calls for… thanks :)
I tried this over the weekend and loved the cake but too would prefer a recipe for devils food over using the boxed. Anyone have any ideas how to modify into a 100% homemade recipe?
tried this recipe for a bday party this weekend and it was such a huge hit. everyone was singing high praises over it. i also used swiss meringue buttercream frosting which was melt in your mouth good! thank you for sharing. this is the best chocolate cake recipe ever!
I made this cake for my daughter’s birthday - left out the chips at her request. It was fabulous - easily the best cake I’ve ever made and I have five kids ages 17-27 so I’ve made a FEW. HOWever (notice how everyone has her own ideas…) I used this frosting - oh, my - yummy!
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Amanda,
This truly is the best Chocolate Cake Recipe I’ve ever made and eaten. I like it even better than the Miracle Whip Chocolate Cake recipe I’ve used for years.
Thanks for sharing! I love your website
Denise
hehe im the computer kid at school and i set some of these pics as the desktop XD everyone was starving by the end of class this looks so delicious
i was just looking for the perfect chocolate cake to make for the person i love. this is the very first one i came across and im glad i looked no further! i dont even need to wait to find out if it is the best, its kinda obvious it must be! THANK YOU!!
I tend to bake quite a few cakes, but this was BY FAR the best chocolate cake I’ve tasted/made. I got so many compliments about how good it was, I didn’t want to say how easy it was to make! Thank you very much, it was delicious!
I made cupcakes using this recipe last night and they came out great. I couldn’t find chocolate pudding mix but i found a recipe to make it from scratch
90g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
60g cornflour
180g icing sugar
45g instant non-fat powdered milk
1 tsp salt
This will make more than you need (which is about 0.8 Cups or 4oz) but you can store the rest in the freezer for the next time and trust me there will be a next time ;) Hope this helps those who couldn’t find the pudding mix either.
Thank you so much for an easy way to make such a delicious chocolate cake. I made this into an island cake for a LOST theme baby shower–complete with ocean, beach, palm trees and a crashed plane. Everyone loved the cake!
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Comment says it all. That was the best chocolate cake i ever made.
Am new to your website- I’m trying this recipe to make tomorrow for a dinner party my family is going to (I’m 13)..I was browsing the internet for a fabulous recipe and hit upon this beauty.
Thanks for the great post! I am looking forward to continuing to read your blog.
Love, Alyssa
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This sounds absolutely delicious! I stumbled across your site and love it. The pictures are great. I really can’t wait to make some cake!!
Hi I’m Rayen from Singapore… I really like your website… The recipe looks so tempting and the cake in the picture looks soooooo deliciousssss… Will try them today…
omg, peanut butter and chocolate, I’m totally doing this for my bday, I love baking so it’s fun for me to make my own cake! I think I’m gonna subsitute the chocolate chips with reses peanut butter chips, alot easier then open all those little wrappers. Do you know if it would be okay to freeze this cake? I dont want my dad sitting down stairs binging on it all night and I must resist the urge to hole up in my room and finish the whole cake in one sitting, so I was thinking of freezing whatever we dont eat and thawing peices as i need them, I know it sounds crazy! but Its the only way I can make sure that this cake doesnt come with a big serving of guilt along with it
[...] make these, I used my Best Chocolate Cake (ever!) recipe- again! I love this recipe because you can mix and match so many different flavors! Instead [...]
I honestly have no idea how I found your website, but I love it! We actually have the same cake recipe! My bro-in-law got it from his Gma. It’s the best!! We usually make a yellow cake with vanilla pudding with homemade chocolate frosting. The reason…well first because it’s heavenly, but second because I have never found a really really good home made white frosting!! I can’t wait to try your frosting recipe with this cake!!! Thanks for sharing all your wonderful recipes with the world!
Oh also, sometimes we add almond extract instead of vanilla….SOOOOO yummy!!!
I made this cake for my Mom’s Birthday a few weeks ago. It was rich and yummy. I used store bought chocolate buttercream icing but I defintiely want to try your frosting recipe next time. Thanks for the great recipe.
Evil Evil Woman lol. So I had this plan that while my husband was deployed I was going to lose some weight. Well my birthday is coming up and I’m throwing a party. I saw your recipe and decided to try it……Thanks for making such a yummy cake recipe lol!!!! So I’ll start my diet a little later!!! Thanks again the cake is sooooooo YUMMY!!!!
Amanda- Made your best ever chocolate cake (into cupcakes) today during the football game. YUM! it is sooo good, although I did make the frosting, it is so good and rich even without it.
Thanks for sharing the goodness!
Am making this cake for a co-worker’s birthday (tomorrow) and for my husband’s birthday next week. Last time I made this cake I used two 9 in. pans and put a layer of raspberry preserves and cheesecake in between the two layers then put on chocolate frosting and sprinkled fresh rasperries over the top, it was TO DIE FOR!! Thank you so much for this recipe! : ) You have obviously made a lot of happy people because of it.
Great cake - thank you. To make a “barely chocolate cake” take this recipe and substitute yellow box cake and put some cocoa in the icing. I really enjoy this website - way to go!
War Eagle - Heather Coughlin
Sweet chocolate goddess of love…. that was effing incredible cake. As the reigning cake queen in my circle, I was tapped for cake for a trivia night. Thought I’d give this recipe a try. Baked in a bundt pan. Used a splash of rum instead of vanilla and 1 pkg 60% cacao chips. Used 2 Tbsp rum in a chocolate ganache glaze (2 Tbsp butter, 1 pkg 60% cacao chips, and 8 oz whipping cream with a splash of rum). Will be my go-to chocolate cake recipe from here on out. Quite close to orgasmic cake.
I made this cake for a friend’s birthday a few months ago and it was very well received! Am making it again, will try adding mini-marshmallows in with the chocolate chips to give it a little twist! Thanks so much for this amazing recipe!
I made this cake for my birthday too, except I switched out the vanilla for mint extract and made a mint buttercream frosting. It was AWESOME. Mint-chocolate is my fave, and no one else in my house really loves it. I ate the whole cake myself, and I’m not even sorry! :)
Peanut Butter Buttercream Icing…mmmmmmmm.
I think I’ve died and gone to heaven!!!!
[...] I started off by making my Best Chocolate Cake (ever!) recipe, mixing in smooth, luscious milk chocolate chips into the batter. The big kind. Not the mini [...]
Made this for a potluck at church yesterday…wanna make it again…right now!!! Absolutely divine!!!!
Amanda, wanted to know that I posted this recipe on my blog (with appropriate Kudos to you)! I tried it this weekend and all I can say is “OH MY WORD!” Where have I been? What a perfect Chocolate Cake! Heaven is nearer!! You can find my post here: http://catchingupwiththeconners.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-chocolate-cake-ever.html
Thanks for sharing!!
Hey Amanda, I live in Australia, and we don’t have crisco here, and it is really hard to find any vegetable shortening anywhere. Is it possible to use butter as a substitute? What can you suggest?
Cheers Nancy
Hola Amanda,
I have been searching for a great choco cake recipe, so far no luck with the one’s I have tried, but this one looks mighty tasty, I am going to try it out for turkey day along with a maple pecan cake, i am sure they will be a hit! Thanks for the amazing recipe!!
I finally got to try this yummy cake on Halloween. We had 48 party guests….loads of food and goodies, but this was a hit of young & old! It will definitely be a keeper! I am already thinking about making it again for the Thanksgiving crowd!! Amanda….get out of that new car and give me some more new recipes!!
Absolutely love the design of your blog, can you tell me who designed it?
This recipe was a hit this Thanskgiving. It was easy and your step by step instructions really made it easy to prepare. Thank you Thank you. The cake was moist and chocolatey which is always a great hit. I can’t wait to try the other recipes.
Thanks! Gotta try this for Christmas for my 6 nieces. They luuurvve chocolate. Have you tried using Crisco instead of that 1cup of veg oil for the cake?
If you did, how did it turn out and how much of Crisco?
Thanks again
Okay Mrs. Amanda I am going to try this recipe out today! Wish me luck. My son’s third birthday is tomorrow and he wants me to make him a spider cake!!! I think I will tint the frosting black or purple or something. Will let you know how it turns out!
I made this recipe for my son’s 5th birthday, I’ve made many cakes from scratch before but this year since his birthday is so close to Christmas and I have a 4 month old now too, I decided to ease my burden a bit and use a “doctored box recipe,” as I call it. This was honestly the BEST chocolate cake I’ve made and a week later I’m still snacking on it since it’s STILL SO MOIST! I had numerous comments at the party and am eagerly sharing your site. Thank you!!!
Wow! This cake turned out beautifully and was a huge hit for my husband’s office birthday party a few months ago. They all loved it so much that they asked me to bake another one for the Christmas Party this week - can’t wait to eat this yummy cake again. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you for this recipe. I have made it 3 times already. My husband loves it. I found that when I added 2 tablespoons water to the Crisco (similar to the directions from Crisco when substituting for butter) the frosting turns out a little more creamier.
I am throwing away all my other chocolate cake recipes!!
I’ve been *REALLY* wanting to try this cake for a while now, (about a year!) and I think (hopefully?) I’ll find the time to make it for my birthday in January. :) I’m really looking forward to trying this delicious cake! it looks SOOO good!
Amanda, I made this cake this weekend for our church Christmas party and it literally is THE BEST chocolate cake I’ve ever had! My mom is a chocolate fiend so I am making one to surprise her for Christmas. Thanks for posting the recipe!!
I made this cake for my dad’s birthday tomorrow! It smells great! Can’t wait to try it after Christmas dinner tomorrow!
this looks very delicious. Me and my cousin will definitely try it out. Thank you for the step by step pictures. ^-^
Thanks Kevin and Amanda for sharing. I just made this for our 2009 Christmas get together and it was a big hit. I have been ask to make another one for my sister-in-law’s 83rd birthday on January 18, 2010. My husband has been telling everyone they will have to taste it that it’s the BEST chocolate cake he has ever tasted.
Just a little question…….do I have to refrigerate the cake after making it????
i would like to spin, a “grown-up” party flavor to
this by adding maybe Godiva chocolate liquor to the cake mix? i haven’t tried it yet, but I am
thinking this may put a cool spin on this recipe for a gal’s night out or birthday party for grown ups??
Okay, even like another recipe for this cake in vanilla flavor,
mini vanilla chips, vanilla cake mix,
vanilla pudding mix & real vanilla bean buttercream icing with strawberries or blueberries on top.. yummy!!!
Let me just start off by saying that I was looking into making this amazing cake for my boyfriend but only problem was that I had no idea how to come up with one. I decided to google “the best chocolate cake recipe” and guess what popped up? this website. So as I am looking through your recipe I notice you provided step by step directions with the corresponding picture! Need i say “AMAZING”. See I love to cook, only problem is that a lot of times when following directions on a recipe I feel like it doesn’t look right” lol. But Yes I look forward to making many of the recipes that you provide” and I will start off by making the best chocolate cake EVER. :)
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This IS the BEST chocolate cake EVER and it is SO easy to make. I lost the recipe I used for years and found yours while searching for something just as good. WELL, yours is BETTER! I made it with chocolate icing and it was AWESOME for my son’s birthday!
i loved this recipe i made it for my sons first birthday last week and it was such a hit!…the chocolate cake was so moist and rich! thank you so much! i love all your recipes.
my sister would make this for me when i was pregnant with my first kid. we called it better than sex cake. it truly is amazing!
This chocolate was soooo yummy!! I’ve been searching for a delicious cake to make for my son’s 1st birthday and this is it! I made it as a test run and everyone was begging for more, so delicious!! Great job! I showed my husband your website and he thinks I should be more like you: cook, blog, scrapbook, photograph..hmmm :)
Mmmmmmmmmmmm…I gotta try making this. My mouth is watching. TFS!
xoxo,
Lori
I just came across this blog in looking for a moist choclate cake recipe, I did a trial cake and WOW! I am not a lover of choclate cake, but I just feel in love. I did an oreo choclate mousse for the filling instead and everyone loved it. I will be repeating this cake for a birthday cake this weekend. Thanks a bunch.
I love everything on this page. The deco is gorgeous. the cake looks so fine. I’m doing it tomorrow!! I love everything!! the polka dot background is AWESOME!!!!
my birthday is coming up and i just couldnt get the ingredients for my faverot cake but this one looks just as good and i am looking forward to making (and eating with school mates) this cake!!!!!!!!!!!
I make ALOT of cakes because i have a huge family and one day i found this recipe and everyone loved it! Now everyone wants me to make this cake for their birthday! Thank you so much its the best chocolate cake i ever ate! and its sooo easy to make!
Amanda, bottom line you and your chocolate cake ROCK! It was amazing!
This is SOOOO YuMmY!!! I love the cake and the frosting!!! I have been searching for a really good buttercream frosting for my little girls 1 year old birthday cake, and I found both a good cake and awesome frosting!! Thanks so much for posting this!!! I ♥ this cake & frosting!!
Really very pleased with this cake. I made it for Valentine’s Day and decorated it with red sugar. My family enjoyed it! Thanks.
This cake and frosty totally rock!
It turned out so great.
Thanks for posting.
Hi, my name is Sarah and I’m a chocolate addict. I’ve spent the last year of my life trying and tasting every chocolate cake I could possibly make and then today I found ‘The One’. Thank you so much Amanda!
Baked the cake. So simple and the taste was out of world. Took leftover to work just to save me for eating it all and the plate was clean in mins.
I will try this cake recipe it sounds awesome but I think I will use Red Velvet Icing, which is a boiled icing. I like that icing better than buttercream because it isn’t so sweet like buttercream frosting.
I made this cake for the second time with a seven-minute/marshmallow frosting - TO.DIE.FOR! Can’t even begin to say how moist the cake is. Would love to see a version using ingredients other than a box tho.
I bake a cake very similar to this “Best Chocolate Cake” recipe, and when I go overboard on the amount of chocolate chips, I’ve noticed the following– the chips that sink to the bottom of the cake end up with white dots and the dots are noticeable when the cake has fully cooled. Is this fat that has separated from the chips?