Portillo's Copycat Cake

If you live near Portillo's and have had a slice of their chocolate cake, then you have lived a full life..haha. If you haven't tried it yet, don't waste another minute.  (by the way, they serve lemon cake in the summer that will knock your socks off!).  I'm sharing a knockoff recipe that may be one of the easiest cake recipes you will ever bake.  I made this recently to serve at my husbands birthday family party.  We have a family member on a strict gluten free diet so I modified the recipe.  Here are the pictures and the recipe is below.  I was told it rivaled the famous Portillo's chocolate cake. 

~Portillo's Copycat Chocolate Cake Recipe~

1 box Betty Crocker chocolate cake mix (I used gluten free mix)

3 eggs

1 cup ice cold water

1 cup mayonnaise (regular not light)

Mix all ingredients together in a medium sized bowl.

Pour batter evenly between two 9 inch round pans sprayed with baking spray. I also used precut round parchment paper on the bottom of the pans.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done.

Let pans cool for 15 minutes and remove gently from the pans.

Frost liberally with Betty Crocker chocolate canned (that's right) frosting.

I made this cake a triple layer so I doubled the recipe and used three round pans, 2 cake mixes and 2 cans of frosting.

It's that easy and it is the only chocolate cake I will make from now on.  

Let me know how you like it and thanks for reading.

Easy Dessert Idea! Slow Cooker Chocolate Cake

I entertain so often but don't always have the time to make a dessert for my guests.  When I found this recipe for chocolate cake you can bake in your slow cooker, I was all over it:) You can enjoy this delicious chocolate cake in less than 4 hours, and will make 12 servings.

Let's get started!

Ingredients:  2 cups white sugar, 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 1/2 baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 eggs, 1 cups milk, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 cup boiling water.

Spray the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk oil and vanilla until well combined.  
Whisk in the boiling water.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared slow cooker.
Set the slow cooker to "Low". 
 Cook until the cake has no wet spots on top and has pulled away from the sides of the crock, about 2 hours. Turn off the slow cooker and allow the cake to rest for 30 minutes before serving.

Don't forget to serve it with ice cream on top or delicious with confectioners sugar sprinkled on top while warm.

*Big time saving tip - premeasure all ingredients before you assemble into individual cups or bowls.

Happy Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by.