Chocolate Cake Mix Hack
Source of Recipe
Nerissa Nikole
Recipe Introduction
-preheat oven to 325 degrees
Recipe Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CkHYXR2BNE&list=PLBx3Q9VmcwhGhadhYwMuDr7V4ln1GvIF8&index=50
List of Ingredients
-1 box of chocolate cake mix (I like Duncan Hines Devils Food)
(add 4 Tbls of extra cake mix if using 13.25 oz. cake mix)
-Substitute 1 cup room temp coffee instead of 1 cup water
-Substitute 1 cup of melted butter instead of 1/2 cup oil
-Add 1 extra egg (4 if using Duncan Hines Devils Food)
-Add 1 small box of instant chocolate pudding mix
-Add 1/4 cup Hershey's chocolate syrup
-Mix until just combined
-Last mix in 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips
Recipe
-fill greased cake/muffin pans of choice 1/2 - 2/3 full
-bake until toothpick comes out clean (cupcakes will bake about 15 minutes, cake layers will bake around 25-30 minutes depending on the size)
-cover and freeze cakes when still warm
Store-bought Chocolate Frosting Hack
-Add 2-containers of Duncan Hines, milk chocolate frosting to a mixing bowl
-Add 2 Tbls room temperature coffee
-Add 3/4 cup of powdered sugar
-Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract
-if it's too sweet, add a pinch of salt
-cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before frosting