Best Chocolate Cake ever

I have made this recipe time and time again, and someone always requests the recipe. So I am sharing it here so everyone can have the Best Chocolate Cake ever! I originally was given this recipe by a friend on Jack's Birth Club board on Babycenter. She lives in Florida, we called her Betty and she has the sweetest little Florida boy named Gabe!

Enjoy the cake! We like it warm out of the oven, or cold from the fridge, well my boys aren't really that picky they will eat it any way I serve it up. Though Jack does love a slice with a bit of sweet cream (freshly whipped cream) and I must admit that it is very tasty with a cup of coffee, decaf for me please!

You'll need:

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix ( I use Pillsbury for this recipe)

1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

4 eggs

1 cup Sour Cream

1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup warm water
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

For the frosting you'll need:
1/2 tub of cool chip
1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease and flour a bundt pan. Add all the cake ingredients except the chocolate chips to the mixer and mix on low for one minute. Then mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the chocolate chips and stir in by hand. The mix will be very think, pour into your bundt pan and spread around so the cake bakes nice an even. Bake for 45 minutes (sometimes it takes longer, but always check it at 45 minutes). Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes or so, then turn out onto a cooling rack and let cool completely.

As for the frosting, Betty just serves this cake with a dusting of powdered sugar and it is tasty that way. I found this quick and easy frosting recipe in a magazine and it goes great with this cake. Put 1/2 a tub of cool whip in a microwave safe bowl. Add the chocolate chips and microwave a minute or so till the chips are beginning to melt. Sir together till it's all combined and then pour over top of the cooled cake. YUMMY! Hope you make it soon, I know it will be a favorite at your home too!

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Cute!

It would be so great to tote my kiddos around in this super cute bike. Trips to the library, park and the grocery store would be that much more fun wouldn't they?!?!?! Now if I get this bike someone needs to move my happy home to a town where all of the above outings are with in riding distance. I need this darling helmet too, just to make my days that much sweeter. How cute, I just love it all!!!!


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Preschool Graduation treats

Our sweet little Godson graduated Preschool the other day and I wanted to make him a special treat to celebrate the day. I saw these on a website and knew it was just perfect for the day. Jack thought they were cool and he couldn't wait till we showed them to his cousin Jakob! Congratulations to Jakob, he will be a big kindergartner in the Fall! We hope this Summer is one of your best!





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New baby bedding

I realize I am way over due for posting pictures, and I still really haven't put them on the computer so for now I will share with you the new bedding for the nursery. We love it and think it will look just darling in the room. Hope you love it too! I'm 25 weeks along now, so only 15 more to go!!!


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Some belly pictures

We have taken a few belly pictures so far, and I have quite the baby bump going on! I am certain I wasn't this big this soon when I was pregnant with Jack so it has been interesting to get a bump so early. I am loving being pregnant and I feel great! March 28th, Jeff and I had an opportunity to go have a date night and while driving to dinner the baby started kicking and kicking all about for several minutes! It was really the first time I had felt such movement so it made our night! Since then the movements are off and on throughout the day, and especially at night, which was true of my first pregnancy too! Jack is really showing an interest in his soon to be baby brother or sister. He likes to hug my belly, and I can't wait till the kicks are strong enough for him to feel. I think he will really like being able to actually feel what's going on with Mommy!

We are scheduled to have our Ultrasound on Wednesday April 15th at 6:30 p.m. We are anxious to see this little kiddo, so please say a little prayer that this little baby is healthy and happy in there!!! I hope to have some U/S pictures to post soon after that so you all can see too!!! For now here is my growing belly!

Happy Easter

Well I have just over 400 pictures on my camera that need to be put on my computer!!! Until I have a spare moment to do so I thought I would at least post a picture of Jack with the Easter bunny before Easter has come and gone. He loved the Easter Bunny and thought it was great that he had on glasses like Mommy! I have some wonderful pictures to share if I ever get them off my camera. Here's hoping this weekend will give me an opportunity to do so. Hope all is well with everyone! Kisses!!!!!

Spring Fever

Is anyone else feeling it?

I'm itchin to.....plant my veggie garden, spring clean my home, get some sun kissed cheeks, run silly at the park, eat some ice cream with my kiddo and let it drip down his white belly, shop for some new spring clothes for Jack, take our doggie girl on nightly walks, visit outside with my lovely neighbors, go to a baseball game with my hubby and much much more. Come on Spring I'm ready for ya!

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