Chocolate Picnic Cake

9 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 25 min
Ready In: 30 min

“Cake travels well. No cooler needed. When out of oven... it is all done! Enjoy and God Bless!” - by Cookiebun

Ingredients

1 (5 ounce) package non-instant chocolate pudding mix
1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

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Original recipe yields 1 - 9x13 inch pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a large saucepan, prepare the pudding according to the instructions on the box. Remove from heat. Mix cake mix into the hot pudding and stir until blended.
Pour batter into prepared pan, and sprinkle with the chocolate chips and walnuts. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool before serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (18 total)

Calories
260 cal
13%

Fat
13.8 g
21%

Carbs
35.1 g
11%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (9)

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AimeeW

Jan. 24, 2006

"My grandmother made this all the time and so do I. The only change, which may help those of you who felt it was gooey, was that we put the chips and walnuts on after we baked it. They melted on top ..." See morelike a topping rather than leaving the cake batter seem undone. This really is a great cake!"

JSKEY

Sep. 9, 2003

"I tried this cake for a picnic. It was too easy to make, traveled well, and was great. Perfect for non-baking chocolate lovers!..." See more"

CAROLC01

Sep. 9, 2003

"This certainly was easy and tasted good, but it was very gummy--didn't cook even after 40 min. Maybe because the only cake mixes I could find already had "pudding in the mix" and this was too much pu..." See moredding."

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