Step 1

Additional items needed: Mixing bowl, electric beater, cooking spray/butter, 9x13 inch cake pan, toothpicks.

Step 2

Select identical flavors of cake mix and instant-pudding mix, such as chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding. If you want a more complex cake flavor, select complementing cake and pudding mix flavors, such as yellow cake mix and lemon instant-pudding mix.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 4

Grease the cake pan with nonstick cooking spray or butter. (I flour my cake pans as well, but it's not required.)

Step 5

Combine the cake and pudding mixes with a spoon in a large mixing bowl.

Step 6

Add four eggs, 1 cup water and 1/3 cup vegetable oil. If you wish to make a denser cake (similar to a pound cake) add 1 cup sour cream.

Step 7

Beat all the ingredients until combined with an electric mixer on medium speed. The batter will be much thicker than regular cake batter.

Step 8

Pour the batter into the greased cake pan and bake it for approximately 50 minutes.

Step 9

Insert a toothpick in the middle of the cake and remove it. If the toothpick comes out clean with no raw batter, the cake is done.