This is a MUST TRY. There are few things I love more than Nothing Bundt Cakes. They are pricey, but worth it. If you don’t have a Nothing Bundt Cakes nearby the next best thing is to make your own. I have tried my hand at several bundt cakes and this chocolate chocolate chip cake (so far) is my favorite!
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. devils food cake, German chocolate cake, or chocolate cake mix
- 1 pkg. instant chocolate pudding
- 1 c. sour cream
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/2 c. oil
- 1 1/2 c. mini chocolate chips
- 2 (8 ounce) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 c. butter, softened
- 3-4 c. powdered sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix first six ingredients together with a beater. Add chocolate chips. Pour into a greased bunt cake pan (cooking spray works best). Cook in oven at 350 degrees for 45-50 mins. Remove from oven. Let cool for 20 mins. Remove from pan. (I think it tastes best if you put it on a serving plate, wrap it well in Saran Wrap, and let it sit overnight in the fridge before frosting and serving..)
- In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the powdered sugar (start with 2 cups then keep adding more until it is nice and thick). That's it!
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You have inspired me, this should help me get all of those loose pieces of paper organized. I don’t have pictures but I will have to keep my camera next to the kitchen so that I can add them at a later date.
My cousin found your blog when she was looking for cafe rio pork recipes. She tried it and said it was perfect.
We must practically be neighbors, I live pretty close to the Nothing Bundt Cakes on State. I’ve heard they’re amazing, but I’ve never tried one. I think I’ll just make your recipe instead!
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Made this and it was DELICIOUS!!! And
easy! Kevin called me Martha Stewart, he was so impressed!!!
Absolutely spot on!!! We ordered a Nothing Bundt Cake for Christmas and I wanted to make one for my husband’s birthday when I found this recipe! Delicious! Thanks a bunch!!!
I was looking for a recipe for this cake and tried this one, and it was fantastic! I tried it with cupcakes and they were gone in a heartbeat. Thanks for the recipe!
So excited to try your recipe…it really looks tempting. do you have other nothing bundt cake recipes?
This was an awesome recipe, i loved it. the only thing i did that i thought was a good idea was half the icing recipe
Thanks for the icing tip on the nothing bundt cake recipe
What tip did you use to pipe this? And did you take the frosting all the way into the middle? (If you aren’t putting a cake topper on it, any suggestions for how to “finish” it?
Thanks.
I just used a pastry bag and cut off the tip to the size I wanted. No tip was big enough!
Are you kidding me!? I want to eat just their frosting plain! Aack! I always want to pick up a cake when I go see family in Sandy. I'm putting this on my list to make this week. Can't wait!!!!!
Thanks!
Lisa
gourmified.blogspot.com
So, I made this cake for myself for my birthday. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! It was absolutely delicious and I didn't miss the store bought version at all and had a BLAST making it and sampling the frosting as I went! YUM! I'm going to feature it on my blog this next week and link to your blog as well…just so you know!
Thanks a million times over!!!
Lisa
gourmified.blogspot.com
I have to post another THANK YOU from another one of your fans! I made this for my book club and everyone ate three pieces and took a piece home! They loved it! I found that it made a TON of frosting, even when I layered it on, I still had about a cup extra. I used big chocolate chips because I couldn't find minis that weren't a strange generic brand. It was delightful!
Oh my gosh! This is the BEST! Tastes just like the original and loads cheaper. LOVE your site and blogs=)
Do you use the large or small box of pudding??? Excited to try today!
Just the small box, but I'm sure if you used the large box it would be fine.
do you just use the powder? does it matter if it’s instant?
I have used both regular and instant powders and both work great! And no, I haven’t done the carrot cake, sorry!
Ok, so the choice of 3 different chocolate cake recipes is puzzling me… which do I choose? What has been the choice for everyone else? I tried the samples at the Women's expo and it was TO DIE FOR! I just can't justify spending over $30 for a cake though! Thanks so much for posting!
~Starlightlily!
Wonderful copy! I made these for my daughter's birthday as cupcakes. And I am making it for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.
Oh, and I am featuring you on He Married Me For My Cooking. Thanks for sharing!
My man said
"that's the BEST cake you've EVER MADE"!
Thanks!
What is the frosting recipe?
Thanks!
I love nothing bunt cakes, but we moved to the east coast and there aren't any out here. Do you have any ideas for some of their other flavors? Like this May they are going to have an almond poppy seed bundt, yum! Loved this recipe!
I'm working on the white chocolate raspberry right now. I will post it as soon as I get it right! I love the poppy seed too.. I will have to do that one next
do you know the carrot cake recipe they use??
What size package chocolate pudding?
There are usually 2 sizes. Use the smaller one, I am sure the larger one would be ok too though
This cake was FABULOUS!
Oh IF you are working on other flavors please keep us posted. I tried the White Chocolate Blueberry the other night, OMG it was a.m.a.z.i.n.g!
Wonderful blog,
Anne.
This is amazing. I am new to your blog, so I took some time to browse through your earlier posts. I'm so glad I did that. I really like the food and recipes you share with your readers and I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary
I need to buy a bundt cake pan, what size is best for this recipe?
Just the typical size (I think they are 8-9"), you can even use the little bundtlet pans if you want, just reduce the time and keep checking on them until they are done.
I live near a Nothing Bundt Cakes store, but I missed getting my hubby one for his birthday (today)! They were closed when I "dropped by" yesterday evening. So… I'm trying your recipe. It's in the oven!! I'm excited to serve it to him!
I'm so excited to try this–it's actually in the oven right now. I am nervous about the frosting. How did you make it look so… PERFECT? Do I need any special instructions?
If you don't have a frosting tip big enough to do the "finger" look.. try putting the frosting in a Ziploc bag and cut the end where you would like. practice on an up-side down bowl a few times before doing it on the cake. Hope this helps! –Erica
Thank you! I'm so excited I stumbled across your blog. Thanks for sharing your talents!
Just made this for my own birthday! It was fabulous!! Thank you!!
Have you perfected any other flavors? I am so thrilled I found your recipe. I am going to try it as I am looking for a good gift and this shop is not in our area. Please perfect the other flavors we need your recipes!! Especially red velvet!!
I am currently working on the white chocolate raspberry one. I am REALLY close but not quite favfamilyrecipes worthy yet! I will post it as soon as I get it PERFECT!
You nailed this recipe!!! It’s now a Fam Fav in our house too… Thank you!
Erica, thank you for sharing this recipe! My daughter wants the red velvet nothing bundt cake. Do you think I can just sub out the chocolate cake mix for red velvet? And what about the pudding, stick with chocolate or do a vanilla or something elxe?
Use one of those cake mixes or two of them?
On the copy cat bunt cake: only ONE box of cake mix, right?
Yes, just one cake mix
This cake is AMAZING! My friend ordered the Turtle Cake for her husbands birthday from Nothing Bundt Cakes and it was delicious as well. I believe the frosting was the same. Perhaps you could try your hand at this one too?
Thanks again for posting.
Nothing Bundt Cakes Red Velvet is one of the best I’ve ever had. I have not had luck replicating it myself. I love scratch recipes too. I could try to take a red velvet cake mix and supplement similar to this recipe, which would nice…. I would like to figure out in the world to do it from scratch. Anyone have tips on this. Making this chocolate one right now and am excited
Does anyone know of a nothing bundt cake copycat that doesn’t have store bought cake mix and store bought pudding mix? No matter what I do to doctor up a cake mix I just cannot get over that store bought cake taste. I love everything homemade so much more. But I cant find a truly homemade version anywhere online anyone have any suggestions
I’ve seen recipes for “cake mixes” so maybe try one of those then use it in this recipe?
This is THE BEST chocolate cake recipe EVER. I found it a couple of weeks ago, and I have already made it three times. I look for any excuse to make it now. Everyone raves about it and asks for the recipe, and they can’t believe it uses a mix. Neither can I. I made it in mini bundt pans first, and that did not turn out well. The texture was not right–too light and fluffy. It was way more dense and fudgy in a bigger bundt pan or a 9×13 pan, possibly because the batter doesn’t have as much to “grab on” to in the oven. Make this cake. So good. Oh, and I have since gone to Nothing Bundt Cakes to try their real chocolate version. I was hoping mine was at least comparable. In my opinion, this one was better.
I just made this cake and it is absolutly delish, the frosting is the best I’ve ever had. Thank you so much.
Nancy
Has anyone had success with the mini bundt pan? I bought one of the pans yesterday but don’t know what recipe to use.
Thanks!
wonderful!!!! Have you perfected the white chocolate Raseberry? I would love to make it for my husbands birthday Dec. 4
I am getting close! I will try to work on it this week and put it up! I can email you what I have so far but there’s no promises…
Would you email me what you have so far?? I am IN LOVE with the white chocolate raspberry and would love to see what you’ve got so far! Email is [email protected]!
Does it matter if the cake mix has pudding in the mix? Can’t seem to find the old stand by anymore.
My caramel brownies with the german choc cake mix are suffering because of the change in the cake mix. They just don’t set up well at all.
thanks in advance for your input!
Hi!!! I am so excited I found this! I had the nothing bundt cakes at a friends party and fell in love!!! I want it for my sons bday in April! But we will be having at least 100 invitees…so that will get pricey! Dow this recipie also work for cupcakes or in a standard baking pan? Not the bundt ones? It will be Mickey themed so I’d like to make it in a Mickey form! Thanks in advance!
Absolutely! Just watch it closely and check it every few minutes after 15 or so minutes. Oh if you like Nothing Bundt Cakes…. Come back here on Monday…. Get excited because I sure am!
I could only find mini semisweet chocolate chips at the store, is that the kind you used?
Yeah, just whatever the mini chocolate chips are. They just melt better. Milk chocolate or semi sweet.. Either one.
I used your red velvet version but made cupcakes. Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix. I used milk instead of water. The batter was a little thick. IT WAS AMAZING. My guests that have had this at the Store said it was identical and very surprised that these could be done at home. It turned out 27 cupcakes. I actually made two boxes turning out 54 cupcakes. One batch of cream cheese frosting was enough for all 54 cupcakes, yes 54 cupcakes using the large piping tip and swirl beginning 1/2 from the outside rim spiraling towards the center for the peak. I will be trying the White Chocolate Raspberry next – cupcakes as well. Thanks for sharing.
On my previous reply. The swirl began 1/2 inch from the outside rim of the cupcake.