Chocolate Ribbon Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg cheesecake instant pudding
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 2 cups cold milk, divided
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 can chocolate frosting

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Spray 13x9 pan.

Combine pudding mix, sour cream and 1/2 cup milk in bowl; mix until smooth. Set aside. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, butter, baking powder and soda in bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low until blended. Beat in eggs, vanilla and remaining milk on low for 1 minute. Beat on high until batter is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Spoon half of batter into cake pan. Spread with pudding mixture. Top with remaining batter.

Bake about 55 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on rack. Spread on frosting.