Chocolate Strawberry Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package strawberry cake mix (i use duncan hines)
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 (15 ounce) container chocolate frosting (ready to spread)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and flour (i use bakers ease) a 12 cup bundt pan.
• 3 prepare cake mix according to package directions.
• 4 pour 3/4 of the batter into the bundt pan.
• 5 add the melted chocolate to the remaining batter in the bowl and mix thoroughly.
• 6 carefully spoon this mixture in a narrow ring on top of the existing batter in the pan, taking care to keep it away from the edges.
• 7 bake according to you particular mix's directions, mine calls for 35-30 minute.
• 8 cool in pan for 10-15 min and then remove to wire rack to complete cooling.
• 9 once, cool, heat the frosting in microwave for about 15 sec to warm to a pourable glaze and pour over top of cake.
• 10 if you like a lot, use the whole tub, i usually only use 1/2, and save the rest for another use.
• 11 of course, if you have a favorite from scratch chocolate glaze, you can easily substitute it.
• 12 i use the ready made in this instance for the sheer convienence.