This Chocolate Dump Cake is the ultimate easy dessert for chocoholics. You simply mix melted butter with dry chocolate cake and pudding mixes right in your pan, pour in milk, then top with chocolate chips. As it bakes, the pudding layer turns gooey like marshmallow and the cake layer gets chewy and slightly crisp. Serve it warm with a scoop of your favorite ice cream for maximum indulgence.

chocolate dump cake served with ice cream in a white bowl on a light brown surface

I first discovered "dump cakes" a few years ago. Such easy dessert recipes. These easy but scrumptious cakes start with a cake mix and some melted butter then normally there is some kind of fruit. I've made a peach dump cake recipe and a caramel apple dump cake recipe, both delicious but let's be honest it's me after all, chocolate is superior to fruit!

So instead of fruit, this recipe calls for chocolate pudding mix and chocolate chips. Some chocolate dump cake recipes call for cherry pie filling but I wanted to skip the fruit altogether Ha!

You literally just mix together a chocolate cake mix and some melted butter, sprinkle on a chocolate pudding mix, some milk, and chocolate chips then bake. The pudding mix almost goes gooey and chewy like a marshmallow and the chocolate cake mix turns into a sort of crunchy but chewy chocolate. Best served warm with ice cream, trust me!

Why Pudding and Cake Mix Create Magic

Boxed Chocolate Cake Mix & Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix. Layered in the pan, these mixes bake into two distinct textures: a chewy cake layer and a gooey pudding layer.
Butter and Whole Milk. Moistens the mixes to activate the pudding and ensure a soft, luscious texture throughout.

If you like peanut butter then adding some peanut butter chips instead of chocolate chips would be fantastic! Or toffee chips too! Don't miss my pumpkin dump cake!

For ingredient quantities please reference the recipe card below. On the recipe card there is a button for US or M (Metric) measurements.

ingredients for chocolate dump cake on a light brown surface

Dump, Bake, Dig In

melted butter poured on top of chocolate cake mix in a rectangular cake pan on a light brown surface — Add cake mix and melted butter into the pan.

fork mixing butter into cake mix in a metal cake pan on a light brown surface — Stir together until combined.

pudding mix and milk poured on top of chocolate cake mix in a metal cake pan on an light brown surface — Sprinkle the chocolate pudding mix all over the top. Pour milk all over.

chocolate chips added on top of cake ingredients in a metal cake pan on a light brown surface — Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.

chocolate dump cake cooling after baking on al light brown surface — Bake the cake.

Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of the cake, if you are a real chocolate lover pour on some hot fudge sauce on top. Caramel sauce would be great too!

spoon taking a bite of chocolate dump cake with ice cream

I store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container and microwave them before enjoying them again! Another chocolate cake you are sure to love is this chocolate pudding cake recipe.

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Recipe Card

bowl full of chocolate dump cake with ice cream

Simple Chocolate Dump Cake You Bake Right in the Pan

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Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 8-10 Servings 1x

Ingredients

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12 Tablespoons Butter, melted
15.25oz Box Chocolate Cake Mix
3.4oz Box Instant Chocolate Pudding
10oz (1 ¼ Cup) Whole Milk
½ - 1 cup Chocolate Chips

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F/180C and grease a 9" X 13" pan with non-stick baking spray.
Add the chocolate cake mix and melted butter to the pan and stir together until combined.
Sprinkle the chocolate pudding mix all over the top in an even layer. Pour milk all over, again in the best even layer that you can do. Then sprinkle chocolate chips on top, one cup is quite indulgent but delicious!
Bake for 33-38 minutes, the top should look set, if it jiggles slightly that is okay. Best served warm with ice cream.