Box Cake Mix Hack
Serves 2
Directions
- 1Whisk together coffee, melted butter, eggs, mayonnaise, and instant pudding mix in a bowl until combined.
- 2Coat chocolate chips in flour to help them suspend in the cake batter, then add them to the bowl.
- 3Add the boxed cake mix to the bowl and whisk until incorporated.
- 4Let the batter sit for 20 minutes to hydrate.
- 5Grease two cake pans with baking spray and a light dusting of cocoa powder.
- 6Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake at 325 degrees.
- 7Wrap the warm cakes in plastic wrap and freeze.
- 8Frost the cooled cake with chocolate ganache and garnish with sprinkles.
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup strong coffee
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 4 whole egg
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 packet instant chocolate pudding
- 1/2 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
Equipment
whiskmixing bowlrubber spatulacake panscake stand
Tips
- Coffee helps boost the chocolate flavor.
- Using melted butter instead of oil adds more flavor to the cake.
- An extra egg adds structure and rise.
- Instant pudding makes the cake moist and adds a velvet-like density.
- You can experiment with flavor combinations like vanilla cake with pistachio pudding.
- Coating chocolate chips in flour prevents them from sinking to the bottom of the cake.
- Use cocoa powder instead of flour to grease pans for chocolate cakes to avoid white residue.
- Baking at a lower temperature (325 degrees) results in a longer bake but a more even rise.
- Chocolate ganache is a simple mixture of equal parts heavy cream and dark chocolate.
