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Summary
Although I have some great "from-scratch" recipes, this one uses a boxed mix with plenty of doctoring. It has become a popular groom's cake that gets more attention than the wedding cake. —Nora Fitzgerald, Sevierville, Tennessee
Ingredients
- 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
- 1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- FROSTING:
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 cup 2% milk
- GARNISHES:
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled
- GANACHE:
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 2526 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 148 g 227.41%
- Saturated Fat: 55 g 275.26%
- Trans Fat: 3 g %
- Cholesterol: 212 mg 70.56%
- Sodium: 3255 mg 135.62%
- Calcium: 384 mg 38.39%
- Potassium: 1261 mg 36.04%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 7 mg 40.57%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 317 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 20 g 80.4%
- Sugar: 221 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 3 g
- Vitamin A 51.2%
- Vitamin C 112.05%
- Vitamin D 17.23%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat29
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs20
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit1 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq