First Foodie Friday!

This cake is wonderful in its completely processed, chocolatey goodness. So here it is.... my first Foodie Friday. It's exciting. 

I am having company over this weekend. We have new neighbors who, thankfully, are married. It's hard to find those in a college town. We're having our first get together. What's on our menu? Well my sweet husband has been dying to smoke something lately, so we are smoking a brisket. Sides and snacks will be included of course. I'm heading to the Farmers' Market first thing in the morning to see what all we will have as sides. I'll bring you those recipes next Friday, but today is a special post.

A favorite at my house, Sinful Chocolate Cake. It is a delightfully moist, rich, and decadent cake that is sure to wow everyone! Even better than that, it's super simple! 

I cooked this cake before I had the thought for Foodie Friday, so this post will have a very limited amount of pictures. I promise that won't happen again. 

These pieces are all that's left! Oops!

 

Sinful Chocolate Cake

1 box chocolate cake mix (I use whatever is the cheapest)****

1 small box of instant chocolate pudding mix

4 eggs

1/2 cup oil (I'll bet butter would make this cake even better...if possible)

1 cup water

Mix all of this up, and pour the batter into a greased bundt pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 45-60 minutes. 

Right before the cake is done combine: 

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup water

1 stick of butter

in a saucepan to boil. As soon as it starts boiling, take it off of the heat. At this time your cake should be fresh out of the oven. Poke holes all over the cake while it is still in the pan. (I use a butter knife.) Here's the fun part. Pour the sugar/butter all over the cake. Let that soak in, and after about 20 minutes, turn the cake out onto a cake plate. 

I personally think it is best to eat while it is still warm, but cold is good too. It is cold and about 3 days old in the picture above. See how moist? It really is a delightful cake. I've been wondering how great it would be if you treated a couple of slices like french toast, add strawberries and whipped cream. Yum.... a really good "special occasion" breakfast if you ask me.

****While this time I bought cake mix, there are some pretty good sites that will teach you how to make your own cake mix for a few cents. I found a ton on Pinterest. 

Feel free to experiment, and let me know how it goes! 

Happy eating, and remember, pretty is as pretty does. 

-McKenzie