(Click on photo for larger view)1 box Duncan Hines butter cake mix
1 8-oz. package chocolate chips
1 8-oz. package pecans, chopped (optional)
1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 box unsweetened German chocolate, grated
1 8-oz carton sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
4 eggs
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the ingredients with the cake mix. Pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake 1 hour. When the cake is cool, make the icing.
Frosting
1 8-oz package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 box confectioners' sugar (3 3/4 cups)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Chopped nuts
Flaked coconut
Cream together the cream cheese and sugar. Add the vanilla. Ice the cake. Sprinkle with the nuts and coconut.
I discovered this recipe in Michael Lee West's Consuming Passions: A Food-Obsessed Life, which I reviewed here. I have to say it was a bit of a challenge trying to figure a few essential details! For instance, how many servings in a box of instant vanilla pudding mix? 4 or 6? How many ounces are in 1/2 a box of unsweetened German chocolate? 4? Now that confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar) comes in a bag, how do you know how many cups are in a box? Thank goodness for Google, at least on that last question. I went with a 4 serving size box of pudding and a 4 oz box of chocolate. I'm happy to report that the cake was delicious!
One more thought. This cake is so yummy, you could serve it without any frosting and still have a hit. I don't care for coconut, so I left that (and the chopped nuts) out of the frosting. Maybe that's why it tasted too sweet. The nuts and coconut might help cut that extra-sugary taste.
This cake looks delicious - I printed it and put it right in my purse so I can get the ingredients the next time I shop. I think I'll leave the nuts out as you did. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteAlison - I was very surprised since the recipe didn't come from a cookbook. I made it for a dinner party and everyone raved about it. Personally, I'd skip the frosting and just go with vanilla ice cream. Let me know what you think once you've made it.
ReplyDeleteSounds and looks delicious! Definitely going to try it. I'll follow your suggestions about the frosting.
ReplyDeleteI make a pudding dessert with cream cheese that people around here call Better Than Sex Dessert.
Booklogged - Oooh, I'd love to give your pudding recipe a try, if you wouldn't mind sending it via email.
ReplyDeleteLet me know how you like this cake if/when you give it a try.