So today was Samuel's Birthday... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I decided to be a little more creative this year and got this cake recipe from his sister, and then found this frosting recipe from Hersheys.. YUMMY!! it was a big hit. But it is very intense, for Chocolate lovers only!! Its called 5x Chocolate cake because there are 5 different Chocolates in it! (The 5th is just grated chocolate sprinkled on top)
CAKE--
Ingredients:
- 1 package Devil Foods Cake Mix
- 1 (5.9 oz) Package Instant Chocolate Pudding
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mix, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in chocolate chips and pour batter into a well greased bundt pan
Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until fork comes out clean. Cool cake throughly in pan at least an hour and a half before inverting onto a plate.
CHOCOLATE FROSTING-
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- 2/3 cup baking Cocoa
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amounts of additional milk if needed. Stir in vanilla.
I LOVE U! I remember you loved to cook when we were roomies... I LOVE U!
ReplyDeleteOh, Anna! You know just how to make a person's mouth water! This looks so good! I hope the birthday celebration was a fun one for you and Samuel!
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