Darn Good Chocolate Cake

Grease and flour 12 cup Bundt pan May need to add flour to cake mix for high altitude (usually ¼ cup) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, warm water, and oil in a large mixing bowl. Blend with electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat for 2 – 3 minutes more, scraping sides if needed. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan. Place pan in the oven. Bake cake until it springs back when lightly pressed with your finger and just starts to pull away from the sides. (I insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean, the cake is done). 45 – 50 minutes. Remove pan from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes. Remove cake from plan and allow to continue cooling. Variations: Yellow cake mix, butterscotch pudding, and chopped pecans White cake, coconut pudding or vanilla pudding, 1 t. coconut extract (if using vanilla pudding), ¼ t. almond extract, coconut. White cake or spice cake, vanilla pudding, 1 t. spice mix or cinnamon, and nuts.