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Best-Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe

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You can't miss with this delightful old-fashioned dessert. The cake is moist and chocolaty, and its light, fluffy frosting stirs up in a jiffy. Use vanilla pudding instead of chocolate in the frosting if you wish. -Catherine Dawe, Kent, Ohio

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Best-Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield: 12-15 Servings

15 40 55

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
FLUFFY CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
1 cup cold milk
1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Add the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Beat on low speed for 1 minute. Beat on medium for 1 minute.
Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a bowl, beat the milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Beat in whipped topping. Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Editor's Note: This cake does not contain eggs.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 365 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 443 mg sodium, 58 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Best-Ever Chocolate Cake in Taste of Home June/July 2003, p33

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Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2009 by purpleirismama

Made this into cupcakes, minus the frosting. It is incredibly moist and rich, yet fluffy. Everyone loved it! A new easy and delicious favorite.

Reviewed on Mar. 07, 2009 by julieandkavin

This really is the best chocolate cake ever! So is the frosting!

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2008 by txmom1

Every time I make this cake, the recipe is the first thing they ask for when they can talk!! I have change the pudding & whipped topping flavors too. I have also put a regular frosting on it and it makes no difference, the cake still tastes awesome!!

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2008 by mary therese

Whoever tasted this cake asks for the recipe. I have passed it along to tens of my friends and they've all added it to their rescue recipes book.

We all love it even without the frosting.

Mary

Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2008 by 2greyhares

WOW very easy and delicious.

Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2007 by monkeybug

YUMMY!!! What else can I say? This cake is delicous, and easy to prepare. I could eat an entire bowl of just the frosting!

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