Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake

I found this delightful recipe at Favorite Family Recipes (www.favfamilyrecipes.com) one of my favorite places to look at recipes. It is her version of Nothing Bundt Cakes Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake. I love the picture... makes me kinda want to try to dip my finger in that fluffy frosting!

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake

1 pkg. devils food cake, German chocolate cake, or chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. instant chocolate pudding
1 c. sour cream
4 large eggs
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. oil
1 1/2 c. mini chocolate chips
2 (8 ounce) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. butter, softened
3-4 c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix first six ingredients together with a beater. Add chocolate chips. Pour into a greased bunt cake pan (cooking spray works best). Cook in oven at 350 degrees for 45-50 mins. Remove from oven. Let cool for 20 mins. Remove from pan. (I think it tastes best if you put it on a serving plate, wrap it well in Saran Wrap, and let it sit overnight in the fridge before frosting and serving..) In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the powdered sugar (start with 2 cups then keep adding more until it is nice and thick). That's it!

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

I've been handed down this recipe from my Mom, but I think it originally came from my Great Aunt Karen. I like it with a little bit of powdered sugar dusted on top, but I really love it with a big dollop of fluffy cream cheese frosting (recipe for this is with the Carrot Cake recipe). Today (1/27) is National Chocolate Cake Day so I think it is very fitting to make this for dessert.

By the way, weird side note, chocolate cake makes me think of the Trunchbull from my favorite book/movie "Matilda." That cakes looked so creamy and delicious- but definitely couldn't eat the WHOLE thing! :)

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

1 chocolate cake mix

1 small box instant pudding

2 eggs

1/4 cup oil

1 1/4 cup water

1 pkg. chocolate chips

Mix cake mix, dry pudding, eggs, oil and water until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into greased bundt cake pan. Bake 35-45 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and then tip out onto cooling rack. Dust with powdered sugar.

Apple Raspberry Spiced Cider

This was printed in the newspaper before Christmas. I clipped it out and was going to try it but haven't quite yet. (It is in my "pile" of things to make... someday. I have many of these piles in my life!)

Apple Raspberry Spiced Cider

2 quarts sweet apple cider

1 can (12 oz) frozen raspberry cocktail concentrate, thawed

1 or 2 whole cinnamon sticks, broken in 1/2

2 cups frozen raspberries

In a saucepan, stir together apple cider, raspberry cocktail concentrate and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then lower the heat to low and let simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in raspberries and serve directly from the saucepan or transfer to a crock pot to keep warm.  Serve with additional cinnamon sticks for stirring. Serves 8 to 10