Darn Good Chocolate Cake ( Cake Mix Cake)

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   Preheat oven to 350u00b0F.

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   Grease 2 9-inch round cake pans.

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   Dust with flour and tap out the excess; set pans aside.

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   Place the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.

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   Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.

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   Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl.

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   On medium low speed, continue to blend for 2-3 minutes more.

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   The batter will be very thick and should look well combined.

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   Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth it out.

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    Bake for 27-32 minutes (since I switched pans, I started checking the cakes at 25 minutes-- it was like gooey chocolate pudding-- then 3 minutes later it was perfect.

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    Another couple of minutes and I think it would have been dry, so keep an eye on your cakes.

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    Allow to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes.

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    Now is the time to start preparing your frosting.

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    Run a knife along the edges on the cakes pans and carefully remove cake by inverting it; allow to cool for 20 minutes more on the wire rack right side up.

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    When the cake layers are completely cool, cut layers in half (save a domed layer for the top-- it makes your cakes look homemade) and frost.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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