The Best Doctored Up Cake Mix Cake Recipe posted by Something Swanky Pin Share Tweet Email Jump to Recipe SomethingSwanky is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. The Best Doctored Up Cake Mix Cake is the BEST CAKE OF ALL TIME EVER. Moist, fluffy, and topped with a supremely fudgy chocolate frosting.– Ashton Continue to Content The Best Doctored Up Cake Mix Cake Yield: 12-16 Servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes This doctored up cake mix recipe is better than any from-scratch cake I've ever tried. You can use any flavor cake mix, but chocolate is my favorite. It's incredibly moist and fudgy thanks to the added sour cream and pudding mix. It seriously never dries out and tastes fresh for days. Print Ingredients 1 devil’s food cake mix 3 oz pkg instant chocolate pudding mix (not sugar free) 1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt (fat free or regular for both works fine) 1 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla pinch of sea salt 2 cups semi-sweet mini chocolate chips (optional) Chocolate Icing 6 tablespoons butter, softened 6 tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons corn syrup 2 cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup skim milk Instructions Preheat oven to 350ºF.Beat together all of the ingredients until smooth batter forms, reserving the chocolate chips if used.Mix in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.Pour the batter into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.Use an electric mixer to whisk together all of the icing ingredients until smooth. Spread on top of the cooled cake. Notes Bringing the sour cream, eggs, and milk to room temperature before adding to the batter makes the cake even moister and delicious.You technically can use regular chocolate chips in the cake (or none at all), but mini chips are my favorite. They add the perfect pop of chocolatey texture to each bite.Use the directions on the box to adjust the baking times for different-sized cakes. Simply add about 10 minutes to whatever amount of baking time the box directs. I'm providing directions for a 9x13 cake below. Love Chocolate Cake? Check out some of my favorite recipes! Coca Cola Cake Black Forest Torte Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake Cake Visitors: 600k-700k/month Facebook: 141K Pinterest: 100K EXPERIENCE & MEDIA Something Swanky and/or Ashton have been featured by LDS Living, Better Homes and Gardens, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Country Living Magazine, and multiple times on Spoonful, BuzzFeed, and The Huffington Post. Something Swanky recipes have also been featured regularly on brand Facebook pages such as: Pillsbury, Jell-O, Reese’s, Hershey’s, and more. Ashton has worked on creative campaigns with big brands for more than 3 years, most notably: Hidden Valley Ranch, Land O’ Lakes, Betty Crocker, Safeway, and eBay. Ashton is passionate about the blogging community and helping new bloggers turn their blogs into careers. She co-founded an online blog conference for new bloggers called Online BlogCon. She also spoke at the Build Your Own Blog Conference in SLC in 2013 on DIY blog design.
I’m all about the simplicity that those boxed cake mixes bring, and I love that they basically guarantee success every time I bake…so 2 thumbs up from me!! 🙂 I absolutely love this doctored up way…my mouth is watering for a giant slice!
I enjoy baking from scratch and using mixes also. When making wedding cakes I most always use doctored cake mixes.
