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TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE

2/10/2026

WHO CAN SAY NO TO THIS decadent desert? An irresistible treat for chocolate lovers among friends and family.

—Lillian Hilles St. John the Baptist Parish in Costa Mesa.

INGREDIENTS
■ 1 chocolate fudge cake mix with pudding
■ 1 cup sour cream
■ 4 eggs
■ 1/2 cup vegetable oil
■ 1 pkg. (4 oz.) instant chocolate pudding
■ 1/2 cup water
■ 1/4 cup coffee liquor
■ 1 12 oz. pkg. chocolate chips
■ sugar
■ cinnamon
■ orange rind

DIRECTIONS
Combine cake, sour cream, eggs, oil, water, pudding liquor. Beat for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Add chocolate chips.
Turn into greased and floured bundt pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.

Remove from pan and sprinkle with sugar (powdered, plain or mixed with cinnamon or with grated orange rind). Enjoy and Happy Valentine’s Day!