Chocolate Bliss Cake

So my oldest daughter, Caitlyn, is in the Youth Choir at our church and they will be putting on the musical Godspell soon and then taking it on tour in July to hopefully be a blessing to many others. Tour=$$ and that means fundraising time. They decided to sell stew and have a Bake Sale, which I got to coordinate. It was such a blessing for me to be a part of this and see all the love and support for our Youth. It went better than I had even imagined. Here is a picture of our tables while still setting up.

See those mini cupcakes at the bottom right corner, those were part of my donation. Yum! Again, I ask, who doesn't love chocolate! And they're the perfect little bite.

I think the greatest ingredient anyone can put into their food is love. And that is what I saw on the table over the weekend. Along with my mini triple chocolates, I also baked some smore mini cupcakes, a banana cake with vanilla frosting and a Chocolate Bliss Cake. Here are a couple pictures of the items I took for your viewing pleasure.

                                                             SMORE MINIS

                                                               BANANA CAKE                                                    

But those aren't what this post is about. On to the chocolate...This Chocolate Bliss Cake recipe I've had for about 13 years. I couldn't tell you where I got it either. You know how sometimes you see a recipe and you know it's going to be good; so you write it down(because this was before I had a computer or a cell phone) and stick it in one of your many recipe books. This cake is full of chocolate and is dense and moist.  I knew this would be one of the things I wanted to donate because it tastes like homemade food baked with love.

Here is the recipe. I hope you print it off, write it down or pin it to your board to save for later just like I did. It's an oldy but a goody. And here's a quick little tip: when greasing your pans to bake for something chocolate, use cocoa powder instead of flour to bump up that chocolatiness. (Is that even a word? If not, it should be.) Enjoy!

Chocolate Bliss Cake

Ingredients:

1 package chocolate cake mix

1 package instant chocolate pudding mix (4 serving size)

1 cup sour cream

4 eggs

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup water

 

For the Ganache: 

3 cups thawed Cool Whip

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray bundt pan with cooking spray or oil and flour it. Combine cake mix, pudding, sour cream, oil, water and eggs with mixer till combined. Beat for an additional 2 minutes on medium speed.
2. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
3. Bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before flipping onto a plate.
4. Let cake cool completely.
5. For the chocolate topping. Microwave Cool Whip and chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl on high for 1-2 minutes until melted and creamy, blend well with spatula.
6.Pour Ganache pour over cake.

I garnished with a few raspberries but you could certainly use any fruit that pairs well with chocolate or leave it as is.

Many blessings.
Pamela