- Average
- Average budget
Ingredients
- Shortening for pans
- Flour for dusting pans
- 1 package devil’s food cake mix with pudding
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¾ cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Chocolate frosting
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 9 inch round cake pans with shortening and dust with flour.
Set aside
Step 2
Place the cake mix, sour cream, water,oil,eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed 1 minute.Stop machine and scrape down sides with a spatula. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 more minutes. Divide batter between the two pans. Place side by side on rack in center of oven.
Bake until they spring back about 30 minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool 30 minutes more.
Step 3
Place one cake layer on a serving platter. Spread with frosting. Place second layer on first and frost top and sides with smooth clean strokes. Can be frozen for up to 6 months. Serves 16