Chocolate Chip Cake
Grandma's Great Desserts Cookbook
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It's hard to believe this wonderfully moist chocolate cake starts with a cake mix and is so easy to make!
SERVINGS: 12-16
CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 package (4 ounces) German sweet chocolate, grated
- 1 cup (6 ounces) regular or miniature chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Vanilla ice cream, optional
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, combine cake and pudding mixes, eggs, sour cream, oil and water. Beat until well blended and creamy. Stir in chocolate and nuts. Spread into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan.
Bake at 350° for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool. Serve with ice cream if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.