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Dark Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

• 1 box of Duncan Hines Butter Chocolate Cake mix
• 1 3oz chocolate fudge pudding box
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 c Kahlua or cooled brewed coffee
• 1/2 c of canola or vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1pkg of dark or semisweet chocolate chips

Add all ingredients except the chocolate chips, beat 4 minutes with mixer on med high. Pour 1/2 of the mix in greased and floured bundt or tube pan with removable bottom. Add 1/2 chips on batter and slightly swirl to coat. Add remaining batter And the remaining chips. Swirl to coat chips. Bake at 350 for about 1 hour. Let pan cool on rack for ten minutes then turn cake out to plate to finish cooling. Cake can be frosted with ganache or powdered with confectioners sugar.