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Easy Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

Easy triple chocolate Bundt cake made with boxed cake and pudding mixes, chocolate chips and sour cream.  Fudgy, moist and rich dark chocolate cake for birthdays, potlucks and Valentine's Day.

Close up of piece of triple chocolate Bundt cake on plate.

Triple Chocolate Cake is the easiest cake I've ever made, and it's loaded with chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate.  I got the recipe years ago from a good friend who often made it for birthday celebrations.

Piece of triple chocolate cake on plate with fork.

This is one of those rare times that I take shortcuts or make my life a little easier, especially because I don't consider myself a stellar baker.  This is cheater homemade for me.

This is an easy to make fudgy Bundt cake that uses boxed mixes, both cake and pudding.  And chocolate chips, hence the three chocolates.  It also has sour cream and that makes for one moist cake.

Ingredients

Ingredients photo.

Here's what you'll need:

  • Double chocolate/fudge cake mix
  • Instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
  • sour cream
  • eggs
  • canola or vegetable oil
  • a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips  or bittersweet or dark chocolate chips

How to make triple chocolate cake

Bundt cake in pan.

  1. Mix all of the ingredients except the chocolate chips in a stand mixer. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  2. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and bake.
  3. Cool on rack, turn cake out and dust with powdered sugar.

Two photo collage, dusting finished cake with powdered sugar.

Recipe notes and tips

  • I like to dust the finished cake with powdered sugar and serve it warm with homemade real whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • You could go for a quadruple chocolate cake and drizzle ganache all over.  I've had it that way once at a potluck, it's insane!

So if you're looking for a special dessert for Valentine's Day or a birthday party, or even to bring to a potluck, this is your cake! xxo- Kelly🍴🐦

Piece of chocolate cake with forkful on white plate.

If you love chocolate and love cake, you will also love this bittersweet chocolate cake, decadent and fudgy, it practically melts in your mouth!

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UPDATED: Originally published in February, 2016, and updated with new photos and copy in February, 2020, no changes to the recipe.

Piece of chocolate Bundt cake on white plate with fork.

Triple Chocolate Cake

Easy triple chocolate Bundt cake made with boxed cake and pudding mixes, chocolate chips and sour cream. Fudgy dark chocolate cake for celebrations and potlucks.
4.78 from 9 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 355kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 box Double Chocolate/Fudge cake mix
  • 1 box instant chocolate/fudge pudding mix
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup canola or vegetable oil
  • ½ cup warm water
  • 1 10 - 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips ~ I used 10 ounces bittersweet chips

Instructions

  • Butter/grease a Bundt pan and preheat oven to 350º
  • In bowl of stand mixer, put all ingredients except the chocolate chips. Mix until well combined and smooth. Add chocolate chips and mix gently to just combine.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 45 minutes until done. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes and then remove to cool completely, or serve warm.

Recipe Notes

  • For a pretty presentation, dust with powdered sugar after removing from pan.
  • Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcal Carbohydrates: 33g Protein: 5g Fat: 24g Saturated Fat: 5g Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g Monounsaturated Fat: 12g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 79mg Sodium: 392mg Potassium: 196mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 17g Vitamin A: 240IU Vitamin C: 1mg Calcium: 98mg Iron: 2mg
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Recipe Rating




Ozella

Saturday 22nd of October 2022

Debbie, why do you use warm water?

Patty Williams

Thursday 26th of May 2022

Absolutely delicious! I switch it up for my husband by using yellow cake mix and vanilla pudding. All the other ingredients remain the same. Then I ice it with chocolate icing.

Debbie

Friday 8th of April 2022

I just made this cake it taste great but I’m not sure that it’s done in the center or maybe it’s supposed to be very moist in the center . It was in the oven for almost 60 minutes and my Cake tester was nearly clean when I tested it and my edges were getting hard . Is this cake very moist I the center?? Thank you

Kelly

Friday 15th of April 2022

Hi Debbie, it is a very moist cake, especially with the chocolate chips.

Melanie

Thursday 16th of September 2021

My grandkids love this cake. They ask me to make every time they visit. And it’s so easy! Thanks for this yummy recipe.

Meathead

Friday 21st of February 2020

Chocolate. Chocolate. Chocolate.