Source: Barbara Ullman

Mix Together

• 1 package devil’s food cake mix
• 1 small package chocolate instant pudding mix
• 4 large eggs
• 1½ cups water
• ½ cup vegetable oil

Pour half the batter into a greased Bundt pan, sprinkle on 1 cup of chocolate chips, and then pour on the rest of the batter. Bake at 350 for 50–60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in the pan. Then remove to a serving plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

VARIATION: Chocolate Sheet Cake

Source: Bubbe Friedman

Sift Together

• 3 cups flour
• 2½ cups sugar
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• 2½ teaspoons baking soda
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1½ teaspoons salt

Add In

• 1 cup softened margarine or oil
• 1½ cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Beat for 2 minutes. Add 3 eggs and beat an additional 2 minutes. Pour into greased and floured 13″ x 9″ pan and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Serve with or without frosting.

Glenda’s Comments

This Bundt cake is the Ullmans’ recipe and was frequently Carrie’s birthday cake. It is simple, moist, and needs no frosting.

The second is Bubbe’s recipe. She liked simple, one-step recipes.

“I have this theory that CHOCOLATE slows the aging process… It may not be true, but do I dare take the chance?” – Anonymous