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DIY Homemade Devil's Food Cake Mix - make your own rich and decadent chocolate cake from scratch with this recipe. It's so much better than the boxed stuff! | www.happyhealthymotivated.com
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DIY Homemade Devil’s Food Cake Mix

Ingredients

for the dry cake mix

  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 ½ cups sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups milk chocolate chips or chopped up milk chocolate

to make the cake

  • 1 batch of dry cake mix
  • 4 eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup brewed coffee or 1 cup hot water
  • 1 cup sour cream

Instructions

to make the dry mix

  • Mix all the dry cake mix ingredients together and store inside a jar or container in a cool, dry place.

to make the cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C and empty the contents of the dry cake mix into a large bowl.
  • Add in the eggs, butter, coffee or water and sour cream.
  • Beat well until there are no lumps in the batter and pour into a greased 13x9" baking pan.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  • Leave to cool to room temperature in the baking pan for around 2 hours.
  • When cooled, remove the cake from the pan and frost with your favourite frosting.

Notes

To store the cake, wrap each of the slices individually in plastic wrap and store in the fridge for up to one week or in the freezer for up to six months.