Heart Hope by Olga

Broken My cake was a disaster? How is it that the one I was served last weekend was perfect and mine could be such a disaster? The Funeral Cake recipe was followed to a T…measuring, mixing baking. It rose correctly even with the altitude, however a problem was revealed when it was time to turn it out of the pan. I noticed that it had not pulled away from the side of the Bundt pan so I gave it a few minutes to cool. When I turned it over, nothing… I thought running a knife around the edges might help, but no… The next solution was to go deeper, using a spoon to loosen as far as I could get, but not a budge… Drastic measures were called for so I threw the cake pan against the counter top and it happened—the bottom half of the cake came out, leaving the top stuck in place. Now what was I to do? The trusty spoon came out again, this time to scoop out the remaining portion of the cake. One spoonful at a time the cake was pieced back together. It was not pretty. In fact i...

1 box Duncan Hines Devils Food Cake 1 box 4 oz instant chocolate pudding ¾ c oil ¾ c water 4 eggs 2 t vanilla 1 small carton sour cream (8 oz) 1 - 6 oz bag chocolate chips Mix cake and pudding mix. Mix oil with water. Add eggs and mix. Add vanilla and mix. Stir in sour cream and chocolate chips. Pour into greased bundt pan or 2 loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes (check at 35 minutes because ovens vary—when knife comes out clean, it’s ready). http://www.hearthope.org/