Simple, Moist Chocolate Cake.
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This is the simplest, tastiest chocolate cake ever. It takes about 5 minutes to make, 35 to bake, and 1 second to devour. It is incredible – mostly because it is super-easy.
This recipe comes from my other grandmother (not Mother Lovett), who I haven’t really touched upon too much on the blog yet.
The reason I haven’t? The words can’t come without the floodgates opening. Thankfully she is still living, and very healthy.
She is perfect. There are no other words. She is the perfect wife. The perfect mother. The perfect grandmother.
She is the sweetest soul, and spins everything with a positive twist. She is also gorgeous!
She is the classiest woman I know. I have always been very close to her and felt that we had a very special bond. I will write much more about her at a later date, since this is just the tip of the iceberg.
But she makes this cake. It is so incredible.
And easy. Did I already say that?
Check out how easy this is. 3 ingredients only.
Devils Food cake mix.
A can of apple pie filling.
And 3 eggs.
Does it even get any easier than that?
Mix it all up.
So simple!
Pour it into a 9 x 13 pan and bake away. I followed the directions on the box for baking times.
This beauty is born.
Yes, there is apple pie filling in the cake. No, it does not taste like apples at all. The apple pie filling gives an unbelieveable moistness to the cake. There may be a few chunks of apple depending on how much you mix it, but they still taste like chocolate.
I used a ‘light’ apple pie filling to lighten the cake up a bit. It tasted phenomenal. I am sure that it tastes even better with regular apple pie filling. It is your choice – make it your own!
Hello.
We finished you off in 2 days. Please make more of your self so we can enjoy you again.
Simple, Moist Chocolate Cake
1 box Devils Food cake mix
1 20 oz can of apple pie filling
3 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla (I added this in)
Optional add ins: nuts, chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350.
Using the bowl of an electric mixer, combine cake mix, apple pie filling, vanilla and eggs. Mix on medium-high for 2 1/2 minutes. Fold in any additional add-ins. Pour into 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Bake according to directions on box.
Frosting is optional here. My grandmother does frost this cake. It was so light and fluffy, that I just could bear to frost it and weigh it down, even with a light frosting.
We ate it like brownies.
We ate it like we were children.
We ate it in 24 hours.
See how incredibly easy that is?
You can’t pass it up.
Sure it is light and fluffy, but when you eat the entire dish like we did, you have to work that booty. Try some of these workouts after eating.
Well, a few hours after eating. Throwing up cake mid-workout doesn’t sound too appealing now, does it?
Stay tuned: Over the next few days, I’m going to be doing Holiday Appetizer 101 segments. I have dozens of delicious apps to share – some you’ve probably made, some you may not. Tis’ the season!
33 Comments on “Simple, Moist Chocolate Cake.”
This looks so easy to make! It’s the kind of cake where the ingredients can easily be found in my kitchen :)
Have a great weekend!
Looks tasty. I love chocolate cake, it’s my fave. Actually anything choc is good with me.
wow! what an interesting recipe! do you know if you ONLY have to use devil’s cake food mix? what if i only have a ton of yellow cake mix in my pantry!?
@ Tra:
Yes, I am pretty sure you can do this with any cake mix. Things like the apple pie filling, apple sauce, apple butter, etc are great ways to replace the oil that is usually called for in the directions on the box.
Oh i’m going to have to try this one!
this made me want chocolate cake!! you are genious girl
Wonderful tribute to your grandmother – fabulous cake.
I’m looking forward to the appetizer segments! I’ve never made a thanksgiving dinner before! Eeep!
Wow. What a simple cake to make. And it doesn’t look like cake, it looks like brownies! So moist and dense.
Love family recipes!
Awww, my grandmother’s were both so dear to my heart too, and amazing women. Mine are both gone, you are lucky.
This cake sounds great, you had me at the title! I believe that they don’t taste like apples, as it’s similar when you use applesauce in brownies. They never taste like apples! But, they are so delicious.
oh your grandmother really looks perfect – she is so elegant!
I can’t believe you are using the cake mix ! ha ha ha, you are such a great pastry chef , don’t you start from scratch ?
have a great weekend, Jessica!!!
Aww, such a sweet description of your grandma! She is beautiful! I liked added applesauce to my baked goods- you can never taste it, either!
oh i just love simple recipes like this! sounds awesome.
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Such beautiful words about your grandmother.
And one word for the cake:
YUM
cant wait for the helathy app post!
applesauce in cake is a common vegan and/or egg-intolerant substitution and no, you’re right, it doesnt make it taste like apples. At all. It just imparts TONS of awesome moisture. Nothing worse than a dried out cake, is there!
You can add canned pumpkin too!! HungryGirl always talks about it :) I tried it once–it was very fudgy!
What a lovely tribute to your grandmother! I make a similar cake with a can of cherry pie filling. Moist and delicious!. I’ll have to try your apple version.
Great post! This is my kind of cake baking!! Love it. I have nothing against using mixes. I’ve also heard of using a Spice Cake mix and mixing it with a can of pumpkin for added moistness and delicious-ness. I adore anything chocolate though :)
Ok, how crazy is this…my mother’s maiden name is Lovett.
I may just have to run out and get these ingredients for the company I am having over later!
darn! I didnt get the trivia :( so sad…I swear it was south park for the most swear words LOL
that cake looks fabulous! it is similar to Hungry girl’s recipe where she uses a box of cake mix and canned pumpkin! thats it :)
apple pie filling sounds like a great idea as well, thanks Jess!
xo
Mmmmm I could stay on your blog for hours drooling over all the baked goods! I love chocolate cake and am in the middle of perfecting a wheat-less vegan one!
You should enter your many treats on the contest I am having! You have sooooo many!!
XXOO
Kris
OOH my mom would love this recipe.. Im going to forward it to her!!
AND I missed #2.. darnit!! lol
Have a great Sunday!!:)
Can I have some? :)
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is it okay if you bake this cake without vegetable oil? i know that the back of the cake mix box says to add some, but my pantry is out of it!
i had to cook mine for an extra 15 minutes dunno. but it was ALOT of batter.
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What a pity – we don’t have Devils Food in Poland :C
This recipe seems great! I want to use it this weekend when I make a cake for my church… But I wanted to verify if you still follow all the directions on the cake box as if you are still making the cake regularly? Or is it just the actual bag of cake mix, the apple filling and eggs? I just want to get it right. Thanks!
The 9×13 pan – spray it, grease and flour it, grease it only, or just follow the box directions to prepare the pan?
Also, I want to add both the chocolate chips and the nuts – how much of each should be added and should the nuts be walnuts, pecans, etc.?
Really looking forward to making this recipe – it sounds delicious!
Thank you so much.
:-)
Best Moist Cake We Have Ever Eaten! Thank you sooooo much for sharing. Note: My husband is a diabetic, so, I used a sugar free Duncan Hines cake mix, no added sugar apple pie filling, and sugar free chocolate chips – only a quarter cup – then, I used a sugar free chocolate icing (no sugar added “Jiff” peanut butter, honey, milk, cocoa powder – it is fabulous too – just like your recipe for the cake), finally, I decorated each piece with half a pecan each – my family could not stop raving about it! Thank you Thank you Thank you!