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                     KATHY’S CHOCOLAT
                     KATHY’S CHOCOLATE E

                 CHOCOLATE CHIP CAK
                  CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE E




                  ere’s another lip-smacking
                                                                SERVES:  16
                  chocolate pound cake and a          PREPARATION  TIME:  10  MINUTES
                                                      BAKING  TIME:  50  TO  55  MINUTES
                  slightly different way of
                                                       ASSEMBLY  TIME:  5  M FINUTES
           arriving at it. This recipe is a bit

           lighter than the Darn Good Choco-
                                                    Vegetable oil spray for misting the pan
           late Cake. It uses milk instead of       Flour for dusting the pan

           sour cream, and it incorporates          1 package (18.25 ounces) plain devil’s food
                                                       or dark chocolate fudge cake mix
           miniature chocolate chips, which
                                                    1 package (3.9 ounces) chocolate instant
           suspend better in this batter.              pudding mix

           There’s no need to frost the cake—       1 cup whole milk
                                                    1 cup vegetable oil
           it’s that rich and good. If you want
                                                    4 large eggs
           to dress it up, however, dust it with
                                                     1
                                                    1 ⁄2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips
           a bit of confectioners’ sugar or pour
           the Simple Sugar Glaze (page 455)        1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
                                                    and  preheat  the  oven  to  350°F.  Lightly
           over it. My friend Kathy Sellers, who
                                                    mist a 10-inch tube pan with vegetable oil
           created this recipe, suggests serving    spray, then dust with flour. Shake out the
                                                       excess flour. Set the pan aside.
           it with  peppermint ice
           cream and hot fudge                             2.Place  the  cake  mix,  pudding
                                                             mix,  milk,  oil,  and  eggs  in  a
           sauce. Go ahead—
                                                             large  mixing  bowl.  Blend  with
           I dare you!                                     an electric mixer on low speed for
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