This Easy Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe is a doctored cake mix recipe that is easy and delicious! Paired with brown sugar buttercream - it's just like eating a cookie!
I'm quite busy with orders this weekend (three of them!), so as I sat down to share today, I had to choose a cake that I could tell you about quickly. This Easy Chocolate Chip Cake recipe seemed perfect 🙂
Let me tell you though - I almost messed up. It's been months since I had so many orders in one weekend. Since our move last November, my business and slowed down and I've savored it.
So today I came home from working at my brother's shop and decided spontaneously to start cleaning up our flower beds. We decided a few days ago that we wanted to add a brick border to them. And it was such a beautiful (not a million degrees) afternoon, that I literally dug in.
I'm gonna chase a rabbit here and tell you... we had this brilliant idea to add these bricks - thinking it would make the grass/weed management easier and look so much nicer...
So I started pulling weeds and cutting back the grass along the line we had set (see above pic... how it is now and our bricks laid out, but not buried).
Lo and behold, when we started digging... we found bricks already buried along almost the exact same line:
Crazy, right?! It was a very fun surprise 🙂
Anywho... about three hours later - when it started getting dark, it suddenly hit me - I have cake orders this weekend. THREE OF THEM. Yikes!!
If you've ever read this post, then you know I almost always start baking on Thurdsay (see #4) and today is Thursday. The flower beds would have to wait a few more days.
I jumped up, dusted off, ran inside and washed up, then immediately grabbed Sarah. I started making my baking list (see #2) and she started pulling out ingredients!
And now, with cakes baking in the oven, I'm sitting here writing to you 🙂
Easy Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe
So let's get back to the Easy Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe. When I think of chocolate chip cookies, I always think of a soft buttery cookie dough. So I took my doctored butter cake recipe and basically added mini chocolae chips. It's such an easy variation, but perfectly delicious!
This cake would be amazing with Maple Brown Sugar Buttercream, but I also often just use vanilla buttercream - especially when decorating!
This cake batter is the perfect amount for two 8" round cakes. I prefer to bake in Magic Line pans and I use my Bosch mixer for all cake batter and frosting making!
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I'm a bit of a chocolate chip addict, so check out my other recipes below!
Other Chocolate Chip Recipes...
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Filled Cupcakes
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Baked Chocolate Chip Oatmeal
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake
- Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
- Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins
Now - if you'd like to bake an easy-peasy chocolate chip cake... check out this recipe! You can also print it below.
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Easy Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 20 1x
Description
Easy Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe - this doctored cake mix recipe is easy and delicious! Paired with brown sugar buttercream - it's just like eating a cookie!
Ingredients
- 1 Butter Cake Mix (I prefer Pillsbury Golden Butter Recipe)
- Optional: Add an extra ½ cup of cake mix or all-purpose flour to make the cake a little more dense.
- 1 box (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix (not prepared)
- ½ cup water
- â…“ cup real butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 8 oz. sour cream
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Thoroughly mix all ingredients together.
- Bake at 325° for about 38-45 minutes (longer, depending on pan size), until the cake springs back when touched or you can test it in the center with a toothpick. Cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then turn out on a cooling rack to cool completely.
- I recommend vanilla buttercream or brown sugar buttercream for this cake!
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 45
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: chocolate chip, chocolate, cake, chocolate chip cake, recipe, dessert
And that's it! Any questions? Leave a comment!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Kim
Seriously, Rose, how on earth do you get your buttercream icing so friggin' smooth!?!? I had to read the details to make sure it wasn't fondant. Your work is always the epitome of perfection!
Rose
Ha! Thank you Kim but all I see is flaws 😉 All I can say is practice, practice, practice!
Rose
Oh - and you have no idea how much your sweet encouraging comments mean to me. I truly appreciate you taking the time to visit here so often... it means a lot!! Big hugs!! xx, Rose
Kim
It's all genuinely from the heart.
Big hugs right back!
xoxo
Toni Torres
Do you have any problems with the chips sinking to the bottom?
Rose
Using the mini chips, only a few are on the bottom. If you toss them in dry cake mix before putting them in, that'll also prevent them from sinking.
Kim~madeinaday
Gorgeous cake! Screams Spring! Thanks for linking up at MerryMonday!
Kim
Michele
What a gorgeous cake!
I *adore* birdie things, may have to give this a try very soon!
Thanks for the inspiration! : - )
Rose
Thank you!
Liz W.
What an adorable cake!! The recipe sounds yummy, too! Thanks for linking up with us at Funtastic Friday!
Althea Shuler
Hi rose wanted to make this for my baby’s birthday but wanted to know if it is sturdy enough to carve? Also I i unless the recipe would it fit a 12 x 18 pan?
Thanks
Althea Shuler
Edit: If I double the recipe will it fit a 12 x 18 pan?
Fabiola
Hi Rose!
Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!! I love to see all your beautiful work!
Kim~madeinaday
Looks like a yummy cake Rose! Thanks for the great recipe! Yum! Sharing! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
★★★★★
Karen
What size pans do you use for this yummy chocolate chip cake?
Rose
8 inch!
Ada
Great recipe. My cake came out absolutely delicious
★★★★★
SS
Hi there, Rose,
I fortuitously stumbled across your blog while searching for chocolate chip cake recipes and really dig the one you've graciously posted!
I'm wondering if you could kindly advise on whether your method for the chocolate chip cake could work for something else I have in mind: a chocolate-fig cake, using gluten-free chocolate cake mix. My hope is to be able to add diced dried figs (and maybe mini chocolate chips?) to chocolate cake batter and not have anything go terribly wrong.
Would you have any thoughts? (If you've posted a similar recipe, my apologies for missing it, and feel free to direct me there.)
Thank you so much in advance! I wish you the very best!