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Chocolate Cake Recipe: Million Dollar Cake

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Amazing Chocolate Cake Recipe - Million Dollar Cake - our family favorite. via www.thirtyhandmadedays.com

One of our normal traditions every year is letting the birthday girl or boy pick out their favorite meal and choice of dessert.  Without fail, my family members pick this chocolate cake recipe for Million Dollar Cake.
Amazing Chocolate Cake Recipe - Million Dollar Cake - our family favorite. www.thirtyhandmadedays.com

Josh’s mom has been making this cake for years and years.  While this version is a chocolate cake recipe, I’ve had all kinds of variations of it – with strawberries, bananas, vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding, vanilla cake, etc.  That’s the beauty of it.  You can switch out the flavors with the same general guidelines.  My mother in law recently made this and added Heath bar to it – yum!!

Although I’m not a huge chocolate fan, I will always make room for this chocolate cake recipe.  It is so so incredibly good.

Amazing Chocolate Cake Recipe - Million Dollar Cake - our family favorite. via www.thirtyhandmadedays.com

For the pictures on this post chocolate cake, vanilla pudding and strawberry slices were used.  But again, you can make all kinds of variations based on your favorite flavors and tastes.

Amazing Chocolate Cake Recipe - Million Dollar Cake - our family favorite. www.thirtyhandmadedays.com
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Chocolate Cake Recipe: Million Dollar Cake

This Million Dollar Cake is moist and delicious - a definite favorite in our home!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Refrigerate Time20 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate Cake Recipe: Million Dollar Cake
Servings: 48
Author: Mique Provost

Ingredients

  • 18.5 oz cake mix (and ingredients to make)
  • 3.4 oz pudding mix (and ingredients for pudding)
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • strawberries, bananas, whatever type of fruit you want!
  • 8 oz Cool Whip
  • Chocolate bar for garnish

Instructions

  • Use a sheet pan for this recipe. If you only have 9x13s, this will make two 9x13s.
  • Make cake according to directions. Let cool.
  • Make pudding according to directions. Let chill.
  • Soften cream cheese. Mix into pudding.
  • Slice fruit.
  • Layer fruit, pudding mix, and top with Cool Whip on the cake. Chill.
  • Shave chocolate (if desired) to garnish.
  • You can use any kind of cake mix you want - chocolate, Devil's food, white, etc. You can then use different puddings as well - chocolate, vanilla, lemon. It's a good base for whatever flavor combinations you want.

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Notes

Nutrition will vary based on your choice of cake mix, pudding mix and fruit.

Try out some of our other favorite desserts (there are so many we love!):

  • Mom’s Carrot Cake (my favorite!)
  • Truffle Cupcakes
  • Favorite EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Homemade Strawberry Heart Oreos

Do you have any MUST HAVE family favorites like our Million Dollar Cake?

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Comments

  1. Avatar for MiqueBecky says

    September 12, 2014 at 10:06 am

    This may be dumb but do you cook the cake part and cool before adding the pudding etc??

  2. Avatar for MiqueLinda says

    August 9, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    Would love ur recipe’s. U have so many grea ones. Thanks Linda

  3. Avatar for MiqueHeather says

    May 4, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    My six year old son helped me make this for his birthday today and it was a hit!!! Thanks for the recipe!

  4. Avatar for MiqueDesignedByBH says

    February 20, 2014 at 11:55 pm

    This looks delicious…and easy, which is a GREAT combination! Stumbled and pinned! :)

    – Brooke –

  5. Avatar for MiqueCindy Eikenberg says

    February 20, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    Mique, I really love this and can see why your family asks for it! We have a couple of cakes that are big hits in my family and I know they would love this. Thank you so much for sharing at Best of the Weekend – pinned! Hope you are having a happy week!

  6. Avatar for MiqueLaurie says

    February 17, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    This sounds amazing!!

    Thanks for linking up to Tip Me Tuesday linky party this week. {knuckle bumps}

    Did you know that I can “lend” your blog posts my Google page rank for better search engine traffic? {fabulous}

    If you upload at least 2 images, 2 steps, and blog post URL into your Tip Junkie craft room, you’ll be in business!

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  7. Avatar for MiqueHeather {Woods of Bell Trees} says

    February 17, 2014 at 3:07 am

    I was expecting this to be a scratch cake and I am so excited that it’s not. I mean I don’t mind making a cake from scratch every now and then, but if I can find a delightful recipe that has shortcuts I am all over it. Saving this and can’t wait to gobble some up! Mmmm

  8. Avatar for MiqueAgos says

    February 13, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    This looks so scrumptious! I also love how easy it is.

  9. Avatar for MiqueJen says

    February 12, 2014 at 5:10 am

    This cake looks divine! I may need to try this. I’m also looking at your carrot cake recipe. Carrot cake is my absolute favorite!

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