Too Much Chocolate Cake is a chocolate cake that has chocolate chips in the chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, and then there is the grated white chocolate on top! And you get this beautiful cake.

I did adapt the cake just a little bit because I thought that some cinnamon would be wonderful in it. And since fall is getting closer, that is what I did. Then I added the Hershey’s frosting just because it tastes just like fudge.

Too much chocolate cake is the cake I went to when my work was having a baked good sale. We had a co-worker that her husband passed away and so work was kind and did a fund raiser to help raise a little extra money for the family.

This was the most popular cake on the web and so I decided to try it! It did turn out wonderful and very moist. Also, I do not know if you are like me, but there isn’t such a thing as too much chocolate.

I hope that you enjoy this cake as much as I do, and that if you ever need a cake to help someone out that you go ahead and give this Too Much Chocolate Cake a try. I know that you will be glad that you did.

Tips and Tricks for Too Much Chocolate Cake:

Use any kind of Chocolate Cake Mix depending on how dark you want your cake
Add Cinnamon for just a touch of Cinnamon flavor
Garnish with whatever you choose, or just serve without a garnishment

Links to some of our other Favorite Cakes:

Never Fail White Cake

Kentucky Butter Cake

Banana Cream Cake

Yield: 16 people

Too Much Chocolate Cake

Name: Too Much Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 16 people
Ingredients: 1 package chocolate cake mix (any kind will work); 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix; 1 cup sour cream; 1 cup oil (vegetable or coconut) or 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup apple sauce; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup warm water; 2 cups chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional); 1/2 cup butter; 2/3 cup cocoa; 1/4 - 1/3 cup milk; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 3 cups powdered sugar

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (any kind will work)
1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup oil (vegetable or coconut) or 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup apple sauce
4 eggs
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups chocolate chips
1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Frosting:

1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup cocoa
1/4 - 1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, pudding mix, 1 cup sour cream, i cup oil, 4 eggs, 1/2 cup warm water and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Mix them with a mixer for at least 2 minutes.
Fold in the 2 cups chocolate chips.
Grease and flour a 12 cup bunt pan.
Pour the cake batter into the pan.
Bake in a preheated oven @ 350 degrees, for 50-55 minutes.
Test the cake with a cake tester or a wooden pick, when it comes out clean from the center, remove the cake from the oven.
Place on a wire wrack.
Allow the cake to cool.

Frosting:

In a medium sauce pan, place the 1/2 cup butter, and let it melt.
Remove from the stove, add the 3 cups powdered sugar, 2/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, and 1/4 - 1/3 cup milk.
Mix the mixture by hand or with an electric mixer.
I use enough milk to make the frosting so that it will slightly run down the cake.
Garnish with white chocolate or anything of your choice.

*Recipe is slightly adapted from Allrecipes.com

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 562 Total Fat 33g Saturated Fat 11g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 20g Cholesterol 71mg Sodium 345mg Carbohydrates 66g Net Carbohydrates 0g Fiber 3g Sugar 47g Sugar Alcohols 0g Protein 5g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix

9 Comments

Chas Greener on August 29, 2019 at 1:59 pm

I love this cake because it’s easy… that’s exactly what I need. My daughter loves chocolate so I’m thinking this is a winner to make for her. Thanks for sharing.
- Amy on August 30, 2019 at 1:03 pm
  
  I think that that is what we all need – easy. Sometimes this life is just too complicated and we need something to make it less complicated – and so we make a cake!!!
Linda on August 29, 2019 at 8:51 pm

Thank you for posting on the Classy Flamingos. You’re the best. http://blog.poinsettiadr.com/2019/08/classy-flamingos-blog-party-65.html
- Amy on August 30, 2019 at 1:01 pm
  
  You are welcome. We enjoy your party. Have a great weekend.
Kelly @ Kelly Lynn’s Sweets and Treats on August 31, 2019 at 7:35 am

No such thing as too much chocolate in my book! I want a thick slice of this with a hot cup of black coffee! Yum!
- Amy on September 2, 2019 at 7:39 am
  
  I agree we should name it just right chocolate cake! 🙂
Marilyn Lesniak on September 4, 2019 at 1:40 pm

Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
Beverly on September 5, 2019 at 6:52 am

Amy,
You can never have too much chocolate and this cake looks so heavenly.
Congrats, you are being featured on Thursday Favorite Things.

https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2019/09/thursday-favorite-things.html

Hugs,
Bev
- Amy on September 5, 2019 at 11:30 pm
  
  Thank you for featuring our Too Much Chocolate Cake. It is pretty heavenly. I’ve been thinking of you with Dorian coming through. I’m glad that you escaped relatively unharmed.