Easy Decadent Chocolate Pudding Dump Cake
Chocolate pudding cake uses cake mix and pudding mix to make an indulgent dessert with a rich chocolate flavor and a soft, moist texture.
This 4-ingredient chocolate pudding dump cake comes together with a few pantry staples, making it a simple dessert to whip up when your sweet tooth comes calling. As a bonus, it’s also a lower fat recipe!
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If you need a simple dessert that comes together with just a handful of pantry staples, this chocolate pudding dump cake is a great one to have up your sleeve.
It has a soft, moist texture with plenty of rich chocolate flavor, making it an easy choice for family dinners, potlucks, or whenever you’re asked to bring dessert.
This recipe keeps things simple by combining a devil’s food cake mix, instant chocolate pudding, milk, and chocolate chips. There aren’t a lot of ingredients to buy, and you may already have most of them on hand.
One of my favorite things about this cake is that it’s just as good served warm as it is after it’s cooled.
A spoonful of Cool Whip on top is a nice addition, especially if you’re looking for an easy cake recipe that doesn’t require extra frosting.
It’s the type of old-fashioned dessert your grandma would’ve made at the last minute, because it’s super easy but also quite delicious.
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4-Ingredient Chocolate Dump Cake
This cake recipe keeps things simple by starting with cake mix and adding just a few ingredients.
Despite having such a short ingredient list, the finished cake has a soft, moist texture and plenty of chocolate flavor.
The instant pudding mix plays an important role in this chocolate pudding cake. It adds extra moisture and helps create a softer, more tender crumb, while also deepening the chocolate flavor.
Pudding mix is a handy shortcut in all kinds of cakes, and these 15 Easy Instant Pudding Cake Recipes offer even more ways to use it.
This recipe is also easy to adjust if you’re looking for a low fat chocolate cake. In addition to cake mix and pudding mix (which are both naturally low-fat), you only need milk and chocolate chips.
You can easily use skim or low-fat milk and reduce the amount of chocolate chips to make this cake recipe fit your dietary needs.
When served warm (my favorite way!), the cake is full of melted chocolate chips, which makes it extra decadent. If you let it cool completely, you can enjoy cake bars that make a tasty hand-held treat.
How to Make Chocolate Pudding Dump Cake
It’s really easy to make this chocolate cake.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Devil’s Food Cake Mix
- Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
- Dark Chocolate Chips
- Milk
How to Make It:
Find the full printable recipe available below
Prepare the batter. First, you’ll combine cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, and milk. Use an electric mixer to beat together until nice and smooth.
Add 3/4 cup of chocolate chips to the batter and stir until incorporated. The batter will be somewhat thick.
Bake the cake. Then, you’ll spread the batter into the prepared cake pan. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips over the batter.
Bake in preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Notes and Adaptations:
- This cake is delicious on its own, but we especially love to top it with a dollop of Cool Whip (use reduced fat if needed). I prefer to enjoy it warm, so even after the cake is cooled, I often microwave a slice so the chocolate chips are nice and melty.
- I prefer using dark chocolate chips for a richer flavor, but you can use semi-sweet or milk chocolate if preferred.
- By itself, devil’s food cake mix is extremely low fat (since we aren’t adding eggs or oil), and most chocolate instant pudding mix is fat free. You can use low fat or skim milk in this recipe. Most of the fat is in the dark chocolate chips, so you can decrease or omit those if necessary.
- Cover leftovers and store at room temperature for up to 3-5 days.
Recommended Equipment:
Easy Chocolate Pudding Dump Cake
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce devil's food cake mix
- 3.9 ounce instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (divided)
- 1 1/2 cups milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9×13-inch cake pan or baking dish. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, and milk. Use an electric mixer to beat together until nice and smooth.
- Add 3/4 cup of chocolate chips to the batter and stir until incorporated.
- Spread the batter into the prepared cake pan. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips over the batter. Bake in preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving (can be served warm or cooled).
Notes
- This cake is delicious on its own, but we especially love to top it with a dollop of Cool Whip (use reduced fat if needed). I prefer to enjoy it warm, so even after the cake is cooled, I often microwave a slice so the chocolate chips are nice and melty.
- By itself, devil’s food cake mix is extremely low fat (since we aren’t adding eggs or oil), and most chocolate instant pudding mix is fat free. You can use low fat or skim milk in this recipe. Most of the fat is in the dark chocolate chips, so you can decrease or omit those if necessary.
- Cover leftovers and store at room temperature for up to 3-5 days.
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