Homemade Cake Mix Chocolate

By jann

Ingredients

• 4 cups Homemade Cake Mix
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 8" round cake pans OR one 13" x 9" cake pan with nonstick baking spray containing flour and set aside.
Pour one portion of the cake mix into a large bowl. In small bowl, combine cocoa powder and hot water; mix well.

Make a well in center of the cake mix and add vanilla, oil, eggs, and 1 cup milk. Beat mixture 1 minute with electric mixer at low speed until blended. then stir in the cocoa mixture and the melted chocolate. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl and beat 2 minutes longer at medium speed until batter is smooth.

Pour into prepared pans and bake the layer cakes at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes, or until cake springs back when pressed lightly in center and begins to pull away from edges of pan. Bake the 9" x 13" cake for 25-35 minutes until the cake tests done.