Rich, fudgy and dense…this Chocolate Pudding Cake is a huge hit at family parties!
I am in such a food coma right now. I ate so much last week while visiting my parents, I don’t really need to eat at all for a few more days, at least.
Yesterday I shared my Dad’s bread pudding that we ate, and today I’m sharing another recipe from last week.
I knew my dad had requested that I make carrot cake, but I was going through a baking withdrawal.
I am used to cooking something up nearly every day of the week. As much as I tried to relax and enjoy the time off, my taste buds were begging for some chocolate.
Chocolate Cake to be exact.
So, after searching my parents cupboards one afternoon, I realized they had all the ingredients to make a moist chocolate pudding cake.
SO SO SO easy, and only a few ingredients. There are so many varieties you can make as well.
This is a very dense cake because of the pudding, but quite a lovely treat!
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How to make Chocolate Pudding Cake
First, in a large mixing bowl, combine chocolate pudding mix with milk. Whisk until smooth.
Add in chocolate cake mix and beat until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips.
Pour cake batter into a greased 13×9 baking dish, and bake according to cake mix package directions.
Remove from oven and cool completely.
Top with Cool Whip (or homemade whipped cream) and sprinkles, refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Cake will be moist and dense…perfect!!
More Pudding Recipes
If you love today’s chocolate version, then you’ve got to try this Lemon Pudding Cake recipe. Virtually the same, with a few swaps in ingredients!
One of the easiest cakes to make! The pudding added to the top of the warm cake makes this so moist and delicious. Add some Cool Whip and toasted coconut and this Coconut Pudding Cake will be gone in no time!
Chewy, moist, and packed with flavor. Thanks to the secret ingredient, these Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies are always a hit!
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- Zucchini Bundt Cake
- White Cake with Cranberry Filling
- Coconut Cake
- Yellow Cake
- Ice Cream Cake
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Chocolate Pudding Cake
Moist, dense, Chocolate Pudding Cake recipe with 5 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 bag (12 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 box (3.4oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cup milk
- 16 oz Cool Whip
- sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine chocolate pudding mix with milk. Whisk until smooth. Add in chocolate cake mix and beat until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour cake batter into a greased 13x9 baking dish, and bake according to cake mix package directions.
- Remove from oven and cool completely. Top with Cool Whip and sprinkles, refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Cake will be moist and dense...perfect!!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 91Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 41mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g
Recipe originally published April 26, 2011. Photos updated April 2015.
I thought JUST 4 ingredients. That’s my kind of cake! I didn’t have exactly the same ingredients the recipe called for. It still turned out pretty tasty. I would like to know what size cake mix to use. I used the 15.25 oz devils food cake. I also had an 18 oz mix. I did make this recipe as it is written. Went against all my cooking instincts to use a dry cake mix without making a batter first. I didn’t think for a minute this would work. I had to use a chocolate mousse mix I had in my cupboard and bittersweet chocolate chips to substitute what the recipe asked for. After mixing everything together (I didn’t even have to dirty my mixer, mixed it by hand) the batter seemed too dry so I acknowledged my cooking instincts and through in an egg for good measure and little more cream. Folded in the chips and about 35 min later pulled a really beautiful cake from my oven. Tastes wonderful. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m afraid I’ve over cooked it because it was so jiggly I kept putting in longer and longer crossing my fingers I didn’t blow it. Smells delicious
I was looking for a recipe to make a cake like the pudding cake sold at my local kroger. But this ain’t it. Theirs is like actual cake but still dense and moist, while this is like gooey, almost-raw cake batter that is sort of pudding-y. Maybe I should cook it longer? But I already had to cook it 10 min. longer than it said because the top was still liquid. I used Betty Crocker dark chocolate cake mix, does it make a difference? The recipe didn’t say any certain one. I guess I’ll have to keep searching.
Could you also top it with cherry pie filling
Was excited when I found this recipe. My 6-year old grandson asked for a very chocolaty BD cake. Now that I am ready to prepare, I’m concerned about “dense”. No milk and eggs… Wondering if this would be too much density and chocolate for 6-year olds.
Is toothpick inserted in middle when done supposed to come out clean?
No because it’s a dense pudding cake it won’t come out clean.
I can never eat just one piece of this! So good!
I just made it and it was perfect! So easy too!!
My kids would LOVE this!! It looks and sounds amazing!
This is the best cake ever. My kids won’t stop asking me to make it for them.
You and me at easy. And pudding. Totally need to try this–I love pudding in cake recipes!
Why does it need to be refrigerated?
Because of the whipped cream topping 🙂 Plus it tastes better cold!
Do you use the eggs, oil ect. listed on the cake mix box?
Nope!
Can i microwave the chips till they melt and then add it to the recipe? I don’t like crunchy things in my cake.
I would just leave them out then 🙂
Does the cake not need any eggs/oil?
Nope. It’s a very dense, fudgy cake 🙂
do you have a coconut cake recipe
Ooo, chocolaty and delicious. I love the butterscotch idea you posted as well.
I’m a new follower, I’m loving your recipes. Have a great week.
This looks yummy, and I typically have all these ingredients on hand–score!
Thanks for sharing with So Sweet Sundays! 🙂
Hi Aimee,
Your Pudding Cake looks delicious, Yummy! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and looking forward to seeing you next week!
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So easy and so delicious looking.
I’m having a linky party every week called a Themed Baker’s Sunday! Where every week there is a new theme, and this week its lemons!!! I’d love for you to drop by and link yourself up with any lemon recipe you have, old or new! Can’t wait to see what ya got up your sleeve!!
http://cupcakeapothecary.blogspot.com/2011/04/themed-bakers-sunday-2.html
Alyssa
Oh I love me some Chocolate Cake!
Yum! Thanks for linking up to 2 Maids a Baking!!