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All Posts, Dessert, Recipes · January 29, 2020

Best Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

You ready for a cake recipe that will tantalize your taste buds and cause you to go back for more? This Best Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe is so easy that you can whip it up in no time for last minute company or a party. The best part is this is not a cake made from scratch. Nope this is a box cake mix with a twist that is amazing.

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Best Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

Let’s start with all the ingredients that you will need and then I will tell you how to put this all together. 

  1. One chocolate box cake mix. I use what ever brand is on sale. I don’t like to pay more than a dollar for these.
  2. One can of sweetened condensed milk 
  3. Heavy whip cream- the best is from Costco and worth making the trip there for that. 
  4. Caramel sauce. I made my own and will tell you how below. You can use this caramel sauce on pretzels, ice cream and more.
  5. Heath bar bits from the baking section or any other toppings like chocolate or butter finger.
  6. Tips to Make a Layered Chocolate Cake on a Pedestal

To start you will want two 9″ round cake pans to make a beautiful layered chocolate cake. Line your pans with parchment paper in 9″ rounds. You can set your pan down on a large piece of wax paper or parchment paper and then trace along the bottom of the pan to make a circle. Cut out along the traced lines and set into the bottom of your round cake pan. Grease the sides of your pans. This will help the cake layers come out easily without breaking.

 

 

Best Moist Chocolate Poke Cake Recipe

Follow the chocolate cake mix recipe and then fill your 9″ pans. For thinner layers you will split one cake mix in half and divide between the two pans or for a thicker taller cake you will make two cake mixes. One for each pan. I like a taller cake but it depends on if I have enough cake mix boxes in the pantry. I do have a homemade chocolate cake recipe if you would like to go that route and I have a blog post on some styling tips here as well. 

Tips for Making Your Chocolate Cake Recipe Fast and Easy 

Bake according to the package directions. Once you remove your chocolate cakes from the oven, let sit about ten minutes to cool slightly. At this point the cakes will pull away from the sides a bit and you can run a butter knife around the edges to loosen completely. Now turn your cakes upside down onto drying drying racks to cool completely.

While cakes cool you can whip your whip cream into stiff peaks. Add brown sugar and vanilla bean paste for the best tasting frosting. 

 Yummy Whip Cream Frosting for The Best Chocolate Cake 

When I shared this recipe on my Instagram stories so many said they would never have thought to use brown sugar and I stumbled upon this one day when I was out of regular sugar. It adds a level of goodnesses that will make you hooked. The vanilla bean paste also kicks this up a notch with its rich flavor. This is what I use instead of regular vanilla extract. 

  1. 3 cups cream 
  2. 1/2 c  Brown sugar. Add more if you want it sweeter.
  3. 2 tsp vanilla bean paste. or just dump as I do because I never measure

How To Layer Your Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

Now for the fun part. Putting your cakes together. Place your first cake layer directly onto your cake stand. Do not use cake liners. Start poking holes through your cake with a fork or knife. Don’t get too close to the edge. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the cake layer. It will slowly go down into the holes you made and this is the key to all the goodness for the best chocolate cake recipe ever. You can let the sweetened condensed milk dribble over the sides of the cake or not. This depends on your style. Try to add maybe two tablespoons to each layer of cake. You don’t want too much or it gets too sweet.

Caramel Sauce Over Chocolate Cake

The caramel sauce can be added just over top of the sweetened condensed milk. I only apply a thin layer. You can use store bought or homemade for your chocolate cake. 

Best Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe | Easy Box Cake Recipe| Chocolate Wedding Cake/ Birthday Party Cake Recipe with Caramel and Frosting

How To Make Homemade Caramel Sauce

To make homemade caramel sauce you will put about 6 cans of sweetest condensed milk into a crockpot and cover with water. Cook on high overnight or for 6 or so hours. Let cool completely before removing from the crockpot. Now you’re caramel sauce is ready. You can make some cute labels for your cans if you would like to give for gifts or just to remember what’s in the can.

Add the whipped cream overtop of your cake layer that has the sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce on it. I add a lot of whipped cream because I love it. This will also settle a bit once you add your next layer of cake. 

Repeat the next cake layer like you did the bottom cake and top off with bits of crushed Heath bar or other candy you like. 

Best chocolate Cake Reviews 

It is good to make this chocolate cake the day before if you can but I make this last minute all the time and it gets rave reviews. Make sure you refrigerate for best food quality. Will you please let me know what you think of this cake by leaving me a review. I hope you love it. 

Best Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe | Easy Box Cake Recipe| Chocolate Wedding Cake/ Birthday Party Cake Recipe with Caramel and Frosting

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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    March 13, 2020 at 6:43 am

    Yummy!!!!! Can’t wait to try!!!!
    Funny and strange…..my maiden name is Hallstrom!!! My Grandma and Grandpa cane from Sweden…..Nels and Christine Hallstrom. I live in Minnesota!

    I wonder if somehow we are related??!!!

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      March 16, 2020 at 8:37 am

      Hello Michelle!
      I’m betting we are! I know we kind of come from the Michigan area.

      Reply
  2. Stefani Maldonado says

    February 9, 2020 at 10:09 am

    This cake sounds amazing and rich! Your photos turned out beautiful. Good work! And thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      February 10, 2020 at 8:10 am

      Oh Stefani it is so amazing!! Thank you.

      Reply
  3. Ruth says

    February 5, 2020 at 6:40 am

    Hey thanks for sharing. I was like condensed milk? But now I’ve read it I’ll give it a try I always add an extra egg to my box (calked packet mixes here) cake mixes to give it that made from scratch texture. Brown sugar in whipped cream is great.

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      February 5, 2020 at 1:57 pm

      Yes isn’t that so cool! That is a great idea!!

      Reply
  4. Cilla M. says

    February 4, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    I will totally be trying this cake recipe out someday! What a great tip for caramel… who knew you could make caramel this way?!

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      February 5, 2020 at 1:56 pm

      It is so delicious! I know it’s so cool!!

      Reply
  5. Lynnette Homola says

    January 30, 2020 at 9:30 am

    Definitely the best cake ever! You will want to go back for more. It takes lots of will power not go back for more! So savor the flavor eat and enjoy!

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      January 30, 2020 at 3:44 pm

      Thx Lynn! It sure is the best ever!

      Reply
  6. Betsy says

    January 30, 2020 at 4:41 am

    Thank you so b much for sharing this! I look forward to trying it!

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      January 30, 2020 at 8:09 am

      Thanks Betsy! Tell me how it goes

      Reply
  7. Linda Meehan says

    January 29, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    I’m going to make this cake for a super bowl! Everyone will LOVE IT!!

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      January 30, 2020 at 8:08 am

      That sounds like a perfect time! Thanks

      Reply
  8. Marisela says

    January 29, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    Definitely making this cake for our family night. I have a couple of people with a sweet tooth and I have to admit, I myself LOVE chocolate cake and caramel and whipped cream! Gosh this.cake looks so dang delicious 😋

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      January 29, 2020 at 2:54 pm

      You are going to love it Marisela! Let me know how it goes

      Reply
  9. Claire says

    January 29, 2020 at 10:50 am

    The most delicious cake ever!!

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      January 29, 2020 at 11:28 am

      Yes it is!!

      Reply
  10. Kim says

    January 29, 2020 at 10:21 am

    It’s totally a chocolate cake kinda day ❤️

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      January 29, 2020 at 11:27 am

      I would have to agree!

      Reply
  11. Gracie says

    January 29, 2020 at 10:15 am

    The best cake! Yum I might have to go make this now

    Reply
    • Rhonda Hallstrom says

      January 29, 2020 at 11:27 am

      Yes it is! Have fun

      Reply

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