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    Death by Chocolate Dump Cake

    Published: Jun 24, 2015 by Kristin 70 Comments

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    Death by Chocolate Dump Cake is a decadent dessert that combines rich chocolate flavor with the ease and convenience of a “dump” cake recipe. Using only 5 ingredients, this cake is quick to prepare and a sweet tooth favorite for the serious chocolate lover!

    chocolate packed dump cake ready using only 5 ingredients

    This past week, I was in the mood for something quick, easy, and full of chocolate yumminess!

    After dumping a few ingredients together, this cake was created and AMAZING!

    Incredibly moist, full of chocolate, and simple to make; this dump cake is a winner!

    Each of my kids had a small piece after dinner and went crazy over it. Yes, kids are bound to go crazy over just about any dessert, but they ALL really enjoyed this!

    My hubby and I add a small scoop of ice-cream to ours and thoroughly enjoyed this sweet treat!

    This recipe makes a full 9×13 baking pan, so its plenty big to bring to any gathering as well!

    moist chocolate cake made using minimal ingredients

     

    Ingredients Needed for this Death by Chocolate Dump Cake:

    • 1 box chocolate cake mix
    • 1 small box chocolate pudding (instant)
    • 2 cups milk
    • 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
    • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips (any type desired works great)

    all the ingredients needed for death by chocolate dump cake

    How to prepare:

    1. Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
    2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, chocolate pudding, and cocoa powder.
    3. Add in the milk and stir until just combined.
    4. Pour batter into the greased baking pan.
    5. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the cake evenly.
    6. Place pan in a preheated oven, 350, and bake for about 30 minutes, or until cooked through.

    chocolate cake made for the serious chocolate lover.

     

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    only 5 ingredients needed to make this moist cake

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    4.15 from 34 votes

    Death by Chocolate Dump Cake

    Death by Chocolate Dump Cake is a sweet tooth for the serious chocolate lover! Using only 5 ingredients, this is quick to prepare!
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Keyword: chocolate cake, dump cake
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 305kcal
    Author: The Cookin' Chicks

    Equipment

    • Mixing Bowls
    • 9x13 baking pan

    Ingredients

    • 1 box chocolate cake mix
    • 1 box Instant Chocolate Pudding *small box
    • 2 cups milk
    • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
    • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
    • In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, chocolate pudding, and cocoa powder.
    • Add in the milk and stir until just combined.
    • Pour batter into the greased baking pan.
    • Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the cake evenly.
    • Place pan in a preheated oven, 350, and bake for about 30 minutes, or until cooked through.
    • Remove from oven and enjoy!!

    Notes

    Recipe from: Maria’s Mixing Bowl

    Nutrition

    Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 344mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 116IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Linda Connolly

      June 25, 2015 at 3:19 am

      I’m gonna make this cake! It sounds delicious and a must have for a chocolate lover such as myself! Will let y’all know how it was!

    2. Kristin

      June 25, 2015 at 12:15 pm

      Oooooo you will LOVE this!! Enjoy and keep me posted!!

    3. Shariann Penman

      June 25, 2015 at 1:25 pm

      I wonder what adding a can of cherry pie filling would do to the combination????? I love chocolate – cherry ANYTHING!!!!

    4. Kristin

      June 25, 2015 at 4:07 pm

      Hmmmm, I don’t know but that sounds AMAZING!!!! Good thinking!! Maybe reduce the liquid slightly? Or make it as is, I really am not sure haha!!

    5. Patty

      June 25, 2015 at 6:18 pm

      Do you dont add eggs or oil or water like it calls for in the cake directions?

    6. Kristin

      June 25, 2015 at 8:53 pm

      Nope, just the milk. I was a little confused at first when I tried it, but I guarantee it will be a hit!! 🙂

    7. Anonymous

      June 26, 2015 at 8:16 am

      I make a cake like this. I also poke holes in it and pour in chocolate sundae topping then frost with cool whip and walnuts.

    8. Kristin

      June 26, 2015 at 8:49 am

      That sounds delicious!!

    9. Jean Felix

      June 27, 2015 at 9:29 pm

      Anxious to try.

    10. Kristin

      June 29, 2015 at 7:50 am

      Keep me posted on how it turns out once you try it!! 🙂

    11. Brandi Sustaire

      July 13, 2015 at 12:50 pm

      In the oven now. i didn’t have chocolate pudding so i used vanilla. Can’t wait to try it!

    12. Kristin

      July 13, 2015 at 1:45 pm

      Ooooo yum!! Keep me posted how it turns out!! Enjoy!

    13. Carol

      July 14, 2015 at 7:22 pm

      I make a cake called chocolate covered cherry cake. 1 box choc cake mix, 1 can cherry pie filling, 1/3 cup Crisco oil, 2 eggs. Mix together, bake in 9×13 pan 25-30 min at 350. Cool and frost with a chocolate glaze. Do not beat cake with mixer, just stir with spoon.

    14. Kelley garrett

      July 15, 2015 at 2:45 am

      yummy

    15. Kristin

      July 15, 2015 at 8:04 am

      Ooooooo, I will have to try that! Sounds amazing!!! Thanks!

    16. Kristin

      July 15, 2015 at 8:04 am

      For sure!! 🙂

    17. Nia

      September 3, 2015 at 2:09 pm

      I made it last night!! It turned out really good! I used chocolate fudge cake mix, and chocolate fudge pudding, After it was done I melted fudge icing in microwave and drizzled over the cake!! The cake is soooo good!!

    18. Kristin

      September 3, 2015 at 2:24 pm

      Yea!! So glad you enjoyed this!! Great idea on melting fudge icing, YUM!!

    19. Dana

      September 7, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      I have cook and serve pudding, can I put it in hot/warm?

    20. Kristin

      September 8, 2015 at 2:49 pm

      Let it cool a bit as I think it may affect the outcome of the cake if it goes in warm/hot 🙂

    21. Denise Gros

      October 24, 2015 at 7:28 am

      being a peanut butter liver, I used peanut butter chips instead of chocolate. Made myself sick eating it!!

    22. Kristin

      October 24, 2015 at 8:56 am

      Ooooo great thinking on adding the peanut butter chips! Hope you are feeling better 😉

    23. Ashley

      December 22, 2015 at 4:37 am

      This sounds like a great recipe for Christmas that the kids and adults would enjoy! Do you premix the pudding according to its directions, or do you just have the dry mix to the cake mixture?

    24. Kristin

      December 22, 2015 at 7:37 am

      Hi Ashley! This definitely is a great recipe for Christmas!! The pudding mix goes in dry, along with the cake mix. Hope you enjoy it!!

    25. Karen Baker

      January 5, 2016 at 9:18 am

      Can you use 2% milk?

    26. Kristin

      January 5, 2016 at 2:48 pm

      Yep!! No problem at all!!

    27. Suman

      January 5, 2016 at 3:53 pm

      No eggs needed? Do we just mix the cake mix and not the additional ingredients that are usually used?

    28. Kristin

      January 5, 2016 at 7:35 pm

      Nope, no eggs needed, just the ingredients listed in this recipe…..not the ones listed on any of the packaging 🙂
      Enjoy!!

    29. Suman

      January 10, 2016 at 10:00 pm

      Are you supposed to make the pudding and add it or add the instant mix -I may have ruined the cake already 🙁

    30. Kristin

      January 17, 2016 at 8:30 am

      So sorry I just now saw this comment 🙁
      You just add the pudding mix to the cake, without following package directions. It should be a dry mix when poured into bowl 🙂
      Hope the cake turned out yummy!!

    31. Donna

      January 23, 2016 at 8:25 pm

      This would be wonderful with a scoop of French Vanilla ice cream.

    32. Kristin

      January 24, 2016 at 2:26 pm

      Oh definitely!!!

    33. [email protected]

      January 28, 2016 at 10:39 am

      would this be good served warm

    34. Kristin

      January 29, 2016 at 4:45 pm

      Definitely!! With a scoop of vanilla ice-cream!!

    35. Karla Anderson

      February 8, 2016 at 11:15 am

      There is a recipe on Pinterest for a Black Forest Chocolate Dump Cake that is amazing. It has chocolate, cherries & whipped cream for the person who wanted to add cherries.

    36. Kristin

      February 8, 2016 at 7:11 pm

      That sounds amazing!!! I am trying a chocolate raspberry variation this week, be on the lookout for it!!

    37. Karen

      March 30, 2016 at 4:45 pm

      Do you think it would work with rice milk?

    38. Kristin

      March 31, 2016 at 6:43 am

      I’ve never used rice milk before, but I don’t see why that wouldn’t work!! Keep me posted and enjoy!!

    39. Lori

      July 16, 2016 at 10:08 am

      I need to make a bundt cake. How would the temp and time be modified for that so it cooks right? It sounds so good.

    40. Kristin

      July 17, 2016 at 2:43 pm

      Hmmm, good question! The temp would remain the same, as for the baking time, I would guess it would be about the same, but decrease it by about 5 minutes and watch it from there. Hope that helps and hope you enjoy it!!

    41. Laurie

      July 17, 2016 at 8:24 pm

      Made banana split dump cake.. tasty

    42. Kristin

      July 18, 2016 at 6:41 am

      Ooooo yummy! How did you make that? Sounds like something I need to try, hehe

    43. Mouse

      August 28, 2016 at 7:52 pm

      When you do cakes make sure you note their might be adjustments needed for high elevation! Went all over my oven I live at 7000 ft.

    44. Kristin

      August 29, 2016 at 12:47 pm

      Oh no! I am sorry about that, I will definitely keep that in mind going forward and add that! Thanks!

    45. nancy

      September 9, 2016 at 6:24 pm

      not sure what happened but this cake was as dry as sawdust. it didn’t pour out into pan the batter was thick. i did not overcook. very much a waste of money. i thought it had to be too easy… looked nothing like your photo

    46. Kristin

      September 13, 2016 at 5:33 am

      Oh no! That is such a bummer to hear! I’m not sure why it turned out that way, but I am sorry it wasn’t a success!

    47. Jean

      September 15, 2016 at 10:29 am

      Can you use a cake mix that already has pudding I. The mix?

    48. Kristin

      September 16, 2016 at 5:58 am

      Hmmmmm, good question. I would lean towards no unfortunately because the amount of pudding in the cake mix is different from the one in small package. Sorry!!

    49. DanaH57

      April 9, 2018 at 12:14 pm

      Saving this… I think I want to test it using the sugar-free cake mix and sugar-free pudding. Daddy, mom , and sister are all diabetic, if it works, I think they would enjoy!

    50. Kristin

      April 9, 2018 at 1:53 pm

      Yum!! Hope you enjoy!!

    51. robbyn

      October 7, 2018 at 12:48 pm

      can this be made in a couple of bread pans and frozen?

    52. Kristin

      October 7, 2018 at 1:01 pm

      Sure, I don’t see why that wouldn’t turn out great! Keep me posted if you do that and how it turns out!

    53. Jackie grogan

      March 14, 2019 at 4:00 pm

      Part of the directions are confusing. Ingredients listed listed say 2 cups milk. Directions say mix all (including the 2 cups milk. Then further down says to add the milk????

    54. Kristin

      March 14, 2019 at 4:12 pm

      Wow, that is confusing! Sorry about that! Just corrected it!!

    55. Jana Pannill

      September 23, 2019 at 6:44 pm

      Does this need to be refrigerated?

    56. Kristin

      September 23, 2019 at 8:44 pm

      Nope, no need to refrigerate!

    57. Francesca

      January 25, 2020 at 2:32 pm

      Can coconut milk be used instead?

    58. Kristin

      January 26, 2020 at 11:33 am

      I haven’t tried it personally, but I don’t see why that wouldn’t work great as well!

    59. Verna M Buchanan

      September 12, 2020 at 3:42 am

      5 stars
      Delicious as written, or sub any flavor chips for the chocolate: white, cinnamon, mint, peanut buter, etc…. Also great with a cup of chopped pecans or walnuts sprinkled on the top with the chips.
      This isn’t, strictly speaking, a dump cake. By definition a dump cake has the ingredients dumped in the pan and then baked. For example, dump 1 can fruit filling (blueberry!) in a 9″x13″ pan. Dump 1 dry cake mix (white for me) over the top, spread out evenly. Pour 1 cup butter, melted, evenly over the top. Bake at 350°F till browned. Yum!

    60. Kristin

      September 12, 2020 at 9:09 am

      Very true and I do have a few “true” dump cakes! I just left the name as is because it was a recipe passed down to me! Glad you enjoyed!!

    61. Joyce

      April 14, 2021 at 2:16 pm

      Could this be made with a gluten free cake mix?

    62. Sandra

      April 14, 2021 at 3:04 pm

      1 star
      This was the worst recipe I have ever tried ! I have been baking for over 60 years and decided to give this a try. YUCK, terrible, could not even get it out of the glass pan (sprayed with Pam) Threw this in the trash !

    63. Kristin

      April 15, 2021 at 10:38 am

      Absolutely! That should work great!

    64. Kristin

      April 15, 2021 at 11:16 am

      Yikes! Sorry to hear that! I’m not sure why that would’ve happened as I just made this the other week again and it was a hit! So sorry it wasn’t a favorite!

    65. Susan

      May 3, 2021 at 5:47 pm

      5 stars
      I have made many dump cakes. If your cake mix already has pudding in the mix it is fine to add the powdered pudding mix. If you want to add a can of pie filling, either spread it on the bottom of your cake pan or mix it in with the other ingredients. If the batter seems too thick add a little more milk, 1/4 C at a time. This recipe seems fine, it does not need tweaking. Sometimes a recipe needs a little help, but this one is perfect!

    66. Kristin

      May 4, 2021 at 8:10 am

      Aww thanks for the kind words and great tips!!

    67. Vicki

      September 6, 2021 at 4:59 pm

      I accidently picked-up brownie mix. Can this be made by making cake like brownies & poking holes in it? I would follow the directions for the rest of the recipe.

    68. Kristin

      September 7, 2021 at 8:52 am

      Hmmm, good question! I haven’t personally tried it, but if I were to do that, I would use just the brownie mix and continue instructions as though it were cake mix. Brownies can be a bit more dense, so I am not 100% positive it would be the same, but should be close! Keep me posted!

    69. Eunice Edwards

      April 3, 2022 at 11:43 am

      The recipe is listed as chocolate peanut butter dump cake, but no peanut butter is listed. Was this a mistake in the title?

    70. Kristin

      April 4, 2022 at 8:38 am

      This one is a chocolate dump cake! You may have seen the link for my peanut butter version as well, which is this one, https://thecookinchicks.com/death-by-chocolate-peanut-butter-dump-cake/

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