Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Christine's Easy Peasy Chocolate Cake

I asked friends to contribute their delicious recipes for cheap eating, and Christine sent me back this delicious recipe for cake. Yum, cake. Perhaps over the weekend I can prepare one of these.

Says Christine, "If you splurge on the KahlĂșa, it costs a bit more..but I don't think I have ever spent more than $20 on this cake ... maybe less."

Easy Peasy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake

1 box chocolate cake mix with pudding
1 cup mayo (full fat or low fat; I use Best Foods or Vegenaise)
1 cup Liquid (it can be water, soy milk, whatever you like. I sometimes put a cup of regular coffee or KahlĂșa for a little kick)
3 eggs (you may also substitute egg beaters or applesauce for vegans)
2-3 cups chocolate chip mini chips

Dump cake mix, mayo, liquid, and eggs in mixer. Beat until smooth. Then turn off mixer and with a spatula, fold in chocolate chips. VERY IMPORTANT that you do this. I warned you. Carry on.

Coat pan (furiously) with Pam and bake in a deep round pan. Just something big enough that you can fill 3/4 of the way full but not small enough that it will overflow. If you use a long pan you'll have to adjust (shorter time) the cooking time. This ain't brownies folks.

You can also use two (or three!) smaller pans and layer the cake with jam (seedless strawberry jam and fresh blueberries are great) or frosting (I use a yummy Peanut Butter one that is to die for) in the middle. It's also good just by itself with a little dusting of powder sugar on top.

Bake for 30-40 min at 350 degrees or until you stick a toothpick (or knife) in the middle and it comes out dry. Remove from the oven and let cool for 30-40 min or until cool. Cut and serve.

Super rich and delish! This cake will make you look like the queen (king) of the party.

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