Chocolate Dump Cake

Course Cake, Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword chocolate-cake-recipes, chocolate-dump-cake-recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Stand time 5

Total Time 55

Servings servings

Calories 327kcal

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish or cake pan with cooking spray.
Sprinkle the cake mix into the dish. Sprinkle the pudding mix over the top of the cake mix.
In a medium bowl whisk together the milk, melted butter and espresso granules. Pour over the dry ingredients.
Use a whisk to gently combine. A few dry spots may remain. Sprinkle the top evenly with chocolate chips.
Transfer tovthe oven and bake for 40-45 minutes or just until a toothpick inserted into the center shows moist crumbs.
Let stand for 5 minutes then cut and serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Eggs - Please follow the recipe and not the instructions on the back of the cake mix box. There are no eggs in this cake.

Chocolate Chips - You can use any combination of chocolate chips for this cake. Milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, bittersweet chocolate chips or white chocolate chips. You could use half chocolate chips and half peanut butter chips for a variation.

Toffee Chips - You could sprinkle the chocolate chips with toffee bits for a buttery twist.

Nuts - You may opt to add nuts to the mix. You could add toasted chopped walnuts or pecans to the batter along with the chocolate chips.

Topping Options - You may also opt to go next level with a drizzle of caramel sauce or hot fudge sauce.

Test the Cake for Doneness - It's normal for the cake to puff up while its baking and settle as it cools. To test for doneness use a cake tester or a toothpick to check the center of the cake. For this cake you're looking for moist crumbs not a perfectly clean tester.

How to Serve Chocolate Dump Cake - You can serve this cake warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, at room temperature, or chilled. Vanilla ice cream is a must when it's warm and Cool Whip or fresh whipped cream when it's room temperature or cold.