Rich, fudgy and dense…this Chocolate Pudding Cake recipe is a huge hit at family parties! Nobody needs to know it starts with a cake mix!
If you have a pantry full of cake mixes, bake up a batch of easy Cake Mix cookies. Add holiday or colorful sprinkles to give them so fun and festive flair. Or give our delicious Chocolate pudding cupcakes a try next!
Why this Recipe Works
Sometimes when you’re craving a chocolate cake, you just want to whip up something easy.
My grandma always made us jello cakes, so I thought why not take a similar approach with todays pudding cake recipe!
- Starts with a cake mix!
- Rich and fudgy, this dense chcoolate cake is so moist!
- Topped with cool whip or homemade whipped cream.
Sometimes you just need an easy treat. Holidays are great for making carrot cake or bread pudding, but Tuesdays are for chocolate pudding cake!
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!
More Cake Recipes
- Eclair Cake
- Banana Cake Recipe
- Cream Puff Cake
- White Cake with Cranberry Filling
- Coconut Cake
- Yellow Cake
Chocolate Pudding Cake
Moist, dense, Chocolate Pudding Cake recipe with 5 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 bag (12 ounce) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 box (3.4 ounce) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups whole milk
- 16 ounce Cool Whip, thawed
- 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.
Notes
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
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!!