Doctored German Chocolate Cake Mix Food

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE (WITH CAKE MIX)

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, add eggs butter, buttermilk and mix until fluffy.
• Add chocolate cake mix, cocoa powder and mix until just combined. There might be a few lumps and that's perfectly fine. Don't over-mix!
• Pour this batter into two greased and floured round cake pans (Dimensions: 8x2), lined with parchment paper.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
• Allow the cakes to cool to room temperature.
• While the cakes are baking and cooling, prepare coconut pecan frosting and ganache.
• Trim sides of the cake (optional) and if there is a dome, trim the top so that the cake is flat (required).
• Place one cake on a serving dish.
• Use a spatula to spread frosting on top.
• Drizzle spoonfuls of chocolate ganache.
• Then, place the other cake on top and press gently to secure it into place.
• Use a spatula to spread frosting on top again.
• Drizzle spoonfuls of chocolate ganache again. Enjoy!

DARN GOOD CHOCOLATE CAKE ( CAKE MIX CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 2 9-inch round cake pans.
• Dust with flour and tap out the excess; set pans aside.
• Place the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
• Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
• Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• On medium low speed, continue to blend for 2-3 minutes more.
• The batter will be very thick and should look well combined.
• Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth it out.
• Bake for 27-32 minutes (since I switched pans, I started checking the cakes at 25 minutes-- it was like gooey chocolate pudding-- then 3 minutes later it was perfect.
• Another couple of minutes and I think it would have been dry, so keep an eye on your cakes.
• Allow to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• Now is the time to start preparing your frosting.
• Run a knife along the edges on the cakes pans and carefully remove cake by inverting it; allow to cool for 20 minutes more on the wire rack right side up.
• When the cake layers are completely cool, cut layers in half (save a domed layer for the top-- it makes your cakes look homemade) and frost.

AMAZING GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• (I just use Baker's Joy spray with flour for the pan).
• Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350ªF. Lightly mist a 12-cup Bundt pan with vegetable oil spray, then dust with flour. Shake out the excess flour. Set the pan aside.
• Place the cake mix, frosting, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if needed. The batter should look thick and well combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula. Place the pan in the oven.
• Bake the cake until it springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 48 to 52 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes. Run a long, sharp knife around the edge of the cake and invert it onto a rack to cool completely, 20 minutes more.
• Slide the cake onto a serving platter and slice.
• Store this cake, wrapped in plastic wrap or aluminum foil, or in a cake saver or under a glass dome, at room temperature for up to 1 week. Or freeze it, wrapped in foil, for up to 6 months. Thaw the cake overnight in the refrigerator before serving.