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Death by Chocolate Cake topped with ganache and Nestlé chocolate chips
TINSUF RECIPES

Nestlé Toll House Death by Chocolate Cake

A rich and fudgy chocolate cake loaded with pudding mix, sour cream, coffee, and Nestlé Toll House chocolate chips, topped with decadent ganache frosting.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course: cake
Cuisine: American
Calories: 480
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Cake
  • - 1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix
  • - 1 box 3.9 oz Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
  • - 5 eggs
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • - ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • - 1 cup sour cream or buttermilk
  • - ¾ cup brewed coffee
  • - 2 cups Nestlé Toll House chocolate chips
  • ### Ganache
  • - ½ cup unsalted butter
  • - ½ cup cocoa powder
  • - 3 cups powdered sugar
  • - ½ cup milk
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • - ½ cup walnuts optional

Equipment

  • - Bundt pan or 9×13-inch pan
  • - Mixing bowls
  • Electric mixer
  • Saucepan
  • - Cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare pan.
  2. Mix cake mix and pudding.
  3. Whisk eggs, vanilla, oil, sour cream, and coffee.
  4. Combine wet and dry, fold in chocolate chips.
  5. Bake 45–50 minutes, cool completely.
  6. Make ganache by melting butter, adding cocoa, sugar, milk, vanilla.
  7. Pour ganache over cake, garnish with chips.

Notes

- Store covered at room temperature up to 3 days.
- Freeze slices for longer storage.
- Try dark chocolate chips for extra richness.