Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CAKE

Category: Cakes from Cake Mixes

12 oz semisweet or milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup walnuts or pecans; chopped fine
1 chocolate cake mix with pudding
4 egg
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla
8 oz instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 lb frozen raspberries/or fresh

Glaze:
1/2 butter
3 tbsp milk
2 tbsp cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
8 oz confectioners sugar; more or less

To Make Cake: Coat nuts and chips with 1 tbsp of cake mix; set aside. Combine cake mix, eggs, oil, water, vanilla, pudding mix and sour cream. Blend 3 minutes in large bowl at medium speed of mixer. Fold in coated chips, nuts and raspberries. Turn into WELL GREASED TUBE PAN and bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until knife in center comes out clean. Cool for 30 minutes and turn out on rack.

To make Glaze: Boil butter, milk and cocoa for 3 minutes, stirring continuously. Reduce heat to low and add vanilla. Stir in confections sugar; little at a time, mixing well. If mixture becomes to thick, increase heat but watch carefully not to burn. Make sure glaze is warm enough so it drizzles over top and sides of cake. Top can be decorated with pecan halves, walnuts or candied cherries.