Description
Chocolate Dump Cake is a rich, moist, and fudgy chocolate dessert made with chocolate cake mix, pudding, sour cream, and chocolate chips. This easy, crowd-pleasing recipe comes together quickly and delivers bakery-style flavor with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 oz) chocolate cake mix
- 1 box (3.9 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the chocolate cake mix and instant chocolate pudding mix until evenly combined.
- Add sour cream, eggs, vegetable oil, and water to the dry ingredients.
- Mix with a hand mixer or sturdy spatula until the batter is smooth and thick, being careful not to overmix.
- Fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 40–50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter.
- Allow the cake to cool for at least 15–20 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Do not skip the pudding mix, as it ensures a moist and fudgy texture.
- Use room-temperature eggs and sour cream for smoother mixing.
- Avoid overbaking to keep the cake soft and rich.
- Store covered at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
- Freeze individual slices tightly wrapped for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: Chocolate Dump Cake, easy chocolate cake, fudgy chocolate dessert, chocolate cake mix recipe, moist chocolate cake, chocolate pudding cake