Healthier Too Much Chocolate Cake

Even this healthier version of Denise’s cake might win First Prize at the county fair! We used natural cake mix and light sour cream with great results.

Original recipe makes 1 12-cup tube cake

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package natural chocolate cake mix
1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup low-fat sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup warm water
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar for dusting on top of cooled cake

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    55 mins

  • READY IN

    2 hrs 35 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup tube pan.
  2. Mix cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs, and water in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in preheated oven until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least 1 1/2 hours before inverting onto plate. Dust with confectioner’s sugar before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 423 kcal
Carbohydrates: 50.5 g
Cholesterol: 78 mg
Fat: 24.3 g
Fiber: 2.2 g
Protein: 6 g
Sodium: 519 mg