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Chocolate Pick-Me-Up Cake

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Submitted by broken_imp

Easy devil’s food cake made extra moist with sour cream, topped with coconut, chocolate chips, sugar, and cinnamon before baking. One pan, one hour, zero fuss.

YIELD

1 cake

PREP

20 min

COOK

40 min

READY

1 hrs

Some days you just need cake. Not a fancy three-layer production, but a real, honest, straight-from-the-pan kind of cake that delivers maximum chocolate satisfaction with minimum effort.

This one starts with a devil’s food cake mix that gets a serious upgrade from a full cup of sour cream, making the crumb ridiculously moist and tender.

Before it hits the oven, you scatter the top with coconut, chocolate chips, sugar, and a dusting of cinnamon. As it bakes, that topping sinks in slightly and turns into a sweet, crunchy, streusel-like layer that’s half the reason people go back for seconds.

One 9×13 pan. One hour. Done.

Pro Tips

  • Use full-fat sour cream for the moistest crumb; low-fat versions can make the texture gummy
  • Don’t stir the topping into the batter. Sprinkle it right on top and let the oven do the work
  • Let the cake cool completely before cutting so the topping sets and doesn’t crumble apart
  • Swap the coconut for chopped walnuts if coconut isn’t your thing

Ingredients

1 1
PACKAGE PACKAGE CAKE MIX, DEVILS FOOD
1 237
CUP ML SOUR CREAM
½ 118
CUP ML WATER
3 3
LARGE LARGE EGGS
Topping
½ 118
CUP ML COCONUT *
¼ 59
CUP ML SUGAR
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML CINNAMON

Directions

Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Grease and flour 9×13 inch pan. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at high speed.

Pour batter into greased and floured pan.

In small bowl, combine all topping ingredients; mix well.

Sprinkle evenly over batter.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃). for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool completely.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 267g (9.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 760 35% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 30g 46%
Saturated Fat 13g 66%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 184mg 61%
Sodium 1240mg 52%
Total Carbohydrate 39g 39%
Dietary Fiber 5g 21%
Sugars g
Protein 25g
Vitamin A 11% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 26% Iron 26%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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