Must Have Chocolate Cake Recipe

Make this Chocolate Cake from Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman. This recipe is a doctored up cake mix recipe and it is SO GOOD. Kid tested.

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This cake is so good and you can easily swap out and addd things into make your own version of this delicious recipe.

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Ingredients Needed

chocolate cake mix butter, vanilla chocolate chips 1. 2. 3

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Pour into the prepared Bundt pan and bake about 40 minutes.

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Let the cake cool for about 15 minutes before turning it out onto a cooling rack.

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Move cake to a cake stand and pour the ganache over the top, allowing it to drip down the ridges.

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