Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake - Easiest Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever!

[EtzEchad]

My sister and I “made” a cake something like this about 60 years ago. I could read and she couldn’t so we were something like 6 and 4. I think all we did was take all the ingredients and threw them in a cake pan. My saintly mother came home and gave I a stir and baked it for us. (We weren’t allowed to turn the oven on.) It came out more like a brownie than a cake - I think we forgot the baking soda - but it was the best cake ever! (To us.)

My mom said we somehow used every bowl in the kitchen.

[thinderellaedwards]

I love Chef John's videos, his voice is so calm and he's so funny!

[jagdaddy]

I made this cake; it was amazing! I tweaked it a bit by adding 1/2 cup of flour dusted dried raspberries, currants, strawberries into the batter, then topped the cake with chopped roasted walnuts, after frosting! I also brushed the cake with 1/4 cup of 'Chambord' raspberry brandy, before frosting. It was my take of a Black Forrest Cake!  

[dolorescasteline]

Chef John: I've been cooking for nearly 50 years and had often had compliments. Now that I have found you it's taken my cooking up a notch or three! Every recipe of yours I try gets raise reviews.

[Rae-lhex]

Made it, ate it. This Bundt cake was easy to make, tasted delicious, 10 outta 10

[AnShinyCharizard]

"The tappa tappa.." It's like Chef John is paying homage to the fans that watch all of his uploads and know exactly when that tappa tappa comes into play. Thank you, Chef John, for always being extremely informative, extremely passionate, and extremely hilarious!

[yasminroberts]

i made this cake for a christmas party that i didnt attend...only yesterday i was told that this was the best chocolate cake that they ever had...thanks chef john....definately making this again for our new years bbq

[SoWavyFernandez]

I tried this recipe today and my family went nuts. They keep telling me I knocked it out of the park. Thanks Chef John.

[sniffisnaffi]

I don't even cook I just love to watch you doing it.

[twilajohnson]

Chef John you are my favorite YouTube Chef. Your videos are always to the point and entertaining. I have made several of your recipes and they are always delicious.

[stuyguy]

"Dry ingredients.... you know, those ingredients that aren't wet." I'm dying. Hilarious. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[pryncessa]

50 thumbs up! My 7-yr-old had a chocolate blast making it with me and hubby gave me a kiss. :D
I don't like chocolate cake and I've never ever used sour cream in my life. I trusted Chef John and made it. I IT!!!

[AndreaPA]

I just made the cupcake version (350 degrees for about 17-18 mins) and my goodness...light, fluffy, moist and amazing!!! Excellent recipe :-)

[Shamrocksdogwood]

Just tried this today. Simply amazing! Moist melt in your mouth delicious! Has a rich chocolate flavor. The only thing I did different is add a cup of freshly brewed coffee instead of water to enhance the chocolate flavor.

[puggirl]

This is my go to recipe for chocolate cake. I use Guinness beer in place of the water and I add the warm chocolate mixture to the eggs and then the dry but it looks like either order works fine. This cake is so moist, rich and the beer makes the chocolate somehow more. I also flour my metal bundt pan with cocoa powder instead of flour. Doesn't need frosting.

[Ben-vkus]

Man, that looks delicious. I just bought a brand new Nordic Ware bundt pan and can't wait to try this recipe out. By the way...I'm an 80-year-old great-grandpa.

[bluesxgirlie]

I have made a cake similar to this in the past, the only difference being instead of water, I add coffee. It really takes it to the next level, without adding any difficulty to the recipe! Thanks for the gorgeous video, as always :)

[irinadalah]

god bless you!!! this was the only chocolate cake we could prepare when I was a kid, back in the 80's in romania. I haven't kept the recipe, and haven't prepared it for decades!! and then, when I wanted to bake it for and with my kids, 8-9 years back, I couldn't remember it.
I asked everyone in the family, friends from back then, any romanian I could find - and no one remembered the recipe. I just about gave it up, when surprize-surprize! you again have the recipe!!
you are a gift!! thank you!

[foodwishes]

No, since I generate additional revenue on the blog, which is where all good foodwishers go to get ing. & more info. Come on, Chef John's got to stack cheese too!

[prowlamongus]

I made this for a friend and her husband who had done some work for me. They raved about it. The husband repeated several times that "this is the best cake I've ever eaten." They both said it was moist and not too sweet but sweet enough. They LOVED it. It's one of the easiest yet most delicious cakes I've ever tried. Thanks Chef John. This is a sure keeper.