Best Chocolate Cake Ever

Charmingly Chocolate: from Food and Family


Ingredients:
1/2 C chocolate syrup
1 pkg. chocolate cake mix
1 C water
1/3 C oil
7 eggs divided
1/2 C Sour cream
1 pkg. 8 oz cream cheese softened
1 C sugar
1 can(12oz) evaporated milk
4 squares baker's Semi-Sweet chocolate melted
1 cup whipped topping

1. Heat oven to 375, spray 12-cup bunt pan with cooking spray; pour in chocolate syrup

2. Beat cake mix, water, oil, and 3 eggs with mixer for 2 min. or until well blended; blend in sour cream.
    pour over syrup in pan.

3. Beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until blended. Add remaining eggs; mix well.
    blend in milk and chocolate; gently spoon over cake batter. Cover with foil sprayed with
    cooking spray, sprayed-side down.

4. Place bunt ban in large pan. Add 2 inches water to larger pan. Bake 1 hour 30 min. or until toothpick
    inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate 2 hours.
    invert cake onto plate; remove pan. Serve with Cool Whip.

Note: for a 10- cup fluted tube pan
         Prepare cake as directed except reserve 2 cups cake batter before pouring batter into pan. continue as directed. reserved cake batter will make 9 cupcakes. bake as directed on cake mix box.