Chocolate-orange cake

10 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupSugar
½Stick unsalted butter
¼cupGrand Marnier
¼cupWater
1pack(18.5 oz) devil's food cake mix
8ouncesSour cream
1pack(4 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
4mediumsEggs
½cupVegetable oil
½cupWater
¼cupCoffee liqueur
2tablespoonsGrated orange zest
1teaspoonCinnamon
112 ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
Powdered sugar

Directions

Combine first 4 ingredients in heavy saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil 2 minutes. Cool completely.

Preheat ovens to 350F. Grease and flour 10 cup bundt or tube pan. Using Mixer, beat cake mix and next 8 ingredients until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips and pour in prepared pan. Bake until toothpick inserted near center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached or around 1 hour.

Immediatly spoon sugar and butter mixture over cake in pan. Let stand 30 minutes.

Turn cake out onto platter and cool completely. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar.

NOTES : I know the thought of using a "mix" is enough to turn some people away, but if you are willing to try this, I guarantee you will love it! Try substituting the coffee liqueur for the Grand Marnier for a more intensely flavored cake.

Recipe by: Dan Taylor

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #790 by Dan Taylor <dant69@...> on Sep 19, 1997