Death by chocolate cake#2

 
                         Death By Chocolate Cake #2
 
 Recipe By     : Buffy Hyler
 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Chocolate
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1                    Box chocolate cake mix
    1                    Box (4-serving size) instant
                         -chocolate pudding
      1/4  c             Oil
      1/4   c            Water (I sometimes
                         -substitute grand marnier
                         -here)
      1/2  c             Sour cream
    4                    Eggs
   12      oz            Semisweet chocolate chips
 
   Mix ingredients, in order.  Pour into greased Bundt pan. Cook at 350 for 55
   minutes. Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan.  Believe me, frosting is not
   necessary with this cake
 
 This recipe is from Dom DeLuise's cookbook and is called  Death by Chocolate 
 II. 
 (Death by Chocolate I is completely from scratch)
   
   Additional Notes (mine, not Dom D's):
   
   1. This stuff is *very* thick.  I skipped the mixers and just used a spoon
   to mix for about 3-4 minutes until there was no more visible dry
   ingredients.
   
   2. You might want to up the 1/4 cup oil to 1/2 cup oil.  I did this and had
   a significantly moister but still dense cake.
   
   3. This cake will most likely vary by the type of chocolate cake mix
   bought. My best results to date were by using the chocolate "pudding in the
   box" cake mix combined with 1/2 cup oil.
  
 
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 NOTES : Posted to Bakeryshoppe 7/99