Double Chocolate Cake
Have your cake and eat it too!
The Lake Arrowhead Lodge is renowned for incredible food. We are also a place where guests just feel good and immerse themselves in the cozy comforts of mountain life. One of our guest favorites is our double chocolate cake, a simple recipe that delivers an incredible chocolate rush. Whether you’re seeking a little something sweet for yourself or need to bring a delicious dessert to a potluck dinner or a holiday gathering, this recipe is absolute perfection.
Double Chocolate Cake
Yield: One 9” cake or one dozen 4-ounce cupcakes
Cake
15.25-ounce box of Betty Crocker devil’s food cake mix
3-ounce box of Jell-O chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable or canola oil
½ cup water
4 large eggs, mixed
Ganache
½ cup heavy cream
½ pound semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cake preparation
- Prepare 9” cake pans by coating with food release spray.
- Pre-heat oven to 350°
- Combine cake mix and pudding mix with the sour cream, oil, water and eggs. Mix until smooth.
- Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed cleanly.
- Cool.
Ganache preparation
- In a thick bottom pot, bring heavy cream to a simmer.
- In a mixing bowl, pour hot cream into chocolate.
- Mix well until combined.
- Cool and then pour onto cake, making sure to cover cake evenly.
- Refrigerate until cake has cooled completely. Cut into desired portion size.
- Serve.