Ingredients

serves 16

　　4 eggs

　　1 1/2 cups water

　　1 teaspoon vanilla extract

　　1 package butter recipe cake mix

　　One 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix

　　One 3.4-ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix

　　1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter

　　1/4 cup vegetable oil

　　6-ounces chocolate chips

　　Confectioners’ sugary for dusting

　　

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan or bundt pan. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, water, and vanilla by hand. Stir in the cake mix and pudding mixes. Slowly add the butter and oil, and mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour into the prepared pan.

　　

Step 2

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then invert onto a cake plate. Sift confectioners’ sugar over the cake, or drizzle chocolate sauce over it, if desired.

　　The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.