Better Than Sex Cake

15.25 oz box yellow butter cake mix
1 C or 170 g chocolate chips

3/4 C pecans, chopped

4 eggs

1/2 C oil

1/4 C water

1 t vanilla

3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding

8 oz sour cream

Preheat oven to 350.

Cake release tube or bundt pan.

Coat chocolate chips and pecans with a little dry cake mix.

Separately, combine remaining ingredients.

Fold in chocolate chips and pecans.

Bake 45- 50 mins or until done.

Let cool 10-20 mins before removing.

Chill before drizzling or frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

16 oz powdered sugar

3 oz baking chocolate, melted

6 T butter, softened (original recipe calls for margarine)

Milk

Whisk together sugar, chocolate, and butter.

Add enough milk to make frosting spreading consistency.

Cindy Loftis' Nanny

Originally printed in:

   Ready To Serve

   A Texas Cookbook by The National Guard Auxiliary of Austin

Also printed in:

   Best of the Best from Texas

   Selected Recipes from Texas' Favorite Cookbooks

Note - Mom's rum cake:

15.25 oz box yellow butter cake mix

3/4 C walnuts, chopped

4 eggs

1/2 C oil

1/2 C water

1/2 C rum

3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding

Bake at 325° for 50 mins

*This is enough cake batter for two 9-inch rounds or 24 cupcakes.

If baking 9-inch rounds, start checking oven at 25 mins.

If baking cupcakes, start checking oven at 16 mins.