Easy Triple Chocolate Cake
Chocolate cake is a perennial favorite! It’s comfort food in dessert form. This Easy Triple Chocolate Cake is perfect for any occasion including birthdays, holidays, and more! It’s rich, moist, chocolatey and delicious.
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I know more than a few chocolate lovers and my double chocolate fudge cake is very popular. So I decided we needed to take chocolate to the next level and make a triple chocolate cake.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Lots of chocolate flavor! This triple chocolate cake recipe uses a chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding mix to ensure a burst of rich chocolate flavor.
- It’s super moist. The chocolate pudding mix makes the cake extra soft and delicious, so it’s not just tasty, it’s the perfect moist chocolate cake.
- Rich chocolate ganache topping. The top of the cake is covered in a smooth, creamy ganache making it even more irresistible for chocolate lovers.
- Easy to make. Even though it tastes fancy, this triple chocolate cake recipe is simple enough for anyone to make at home.
- Perfect for chocolate lovers. If you can’t get enough chocolate, this cake is a dream come true with layers of chocolate flavor in every bite.
Ingredients for Triple Chocolate Cake
All you need are simple ingredients for this delicious recipe.
For the cake:
- Devil’s Food Box Cake Mix
- Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
- Large Eggs
- Water
- Vegetable Oil – Canola oil could also be used.
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Semi-Sweet or Milk Chocolate Chips – You could even use a mix of both types of chips.
For the glaze:
- Sugar
- Milk
- Butter
- Semi-Sweet or Milk Chocolate Chips
- Pure Vanilla Extract
Equipment
- Bundt Pan – I have a big collection of bundt pans but I used this one from Nordic Ware.
- Electric Mixer – Either a stand mixer or hand mixer will do the job.
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Wire Rack
- Medium Saucepan
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and instructions. It’s certain to become one of your favorite recipes. It’s perfect to put on a buffet table during the holiday season.
How Do You Serve a Chocolate Bundt Cake?
This cake is rich so if you slice small pieces it serves 14 to 16 people making it perfect for a backyard barbecue or potluck party. Garnish this cake with fresh raspberries, strawberries, or white chocolate curls. Serve it with a scoop of ice cream if desired. If you prefer to omit the chocolate glaze, just dust the cake with a sprinkling of powdered sugar.
This cake also makes a great gift to welcome new neighbors to your block.
If you like bundt cakes here are a few more recipes
Bundt cakes are classic and popular for cookouts and potluck parties. This chocolate peanut butter Bundt cake with a rich peanut butter glaze marries two classic flavors. Maple Bundt cake is perfect for fall. Mounds Bundt cake uses the candy bars in the recipe for a rich and moist dessert. If you prefer layer cakes, try this decadent chocolate layer cake.
How do you store a triple chocolate Bundt cake?
While it can be refrigerated, it’s OK to store a triple chocolate cake on the counter. I prefer to keep it on the counter. Cover it with a cake dome.
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Easy Triple Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 1 13.25 ounce Devil's food cake mix
- 1 3.4 ounce package chocolate instant pudding mix 4-serving size
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Glaze, optional
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan.
- Bake in preheated 350℉ oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack. Cool completely.
For the glaze:
- Mix sugar, milk and butter in small saucepan on medium heat. Stirring constantly on medium heat, bring to a boil and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla extract until chips are melted. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
Recipe Notes
This was originally posted on April 27, 2013, and updated in January 2025.
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