Doctored-up Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream Fudgy Frosting

Name: Doctored-up Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream Fudgy Frosting
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the cake:; 18 oz. devil's food cake mix; 3 oz. instant chocolate pudding mix; 1 c sour cream; 1 c vegetable oil; 4 eggs; 1/2 c milk; 1 tsp vanilla; pinch sea salt; 2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional); For the frosting:; 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips; 8 oz sour cream; 1/2 c butter; 4 1/2 c sifted powdered sugar

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Leverett, MA

A great moist and fudgy chocolate cake recipe found at http://www.somethingswanky.com/the-best-doctored-up-cake-mix-cake/ with frosting found at http://www.bhg.com/recipe/chocolate-cakes/chocolate-sour-cream-cake-with-fudgy-frosting/

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Ingredients

For the cake:
18 oz.devil's food cake mix
3 oz.instant chocolate pudding mix
1 csour cream
1 cvegetable oil
4eggs
1/2 cmilk
1 tspvanilla
pinchsea salt
2 csemi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
For the frosting:
12 ozsemi-sweet chocolate chips
8 ozsour cream
1/2 cbutter
4 1/2 csifted powdered sugar

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2

Beat together all of ingredients until smooth batter forms, reserving the chocolate chips if using.
3

Mix in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula. (optional)
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Divide batter into two 10-inch round baking pans (you can use other pans and baking times according to the directions on the cake mix box). Bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
5

Let cool before frosting.
6

For the frosting, in large pan over low heat melt and stir semisweet chocolate pieces and butter. Cool 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Stir in powdered sugar; stir until smooth. Makes 4 cups.