Devil's Food Pound Cake

This is quick and easy and from the side of the Duncan Hines Devil's Food cake mix. It's my new favorite to take to dinners for a dessert assignment.

1 pkg. Devil's Food cake mix
1 pkg. (4 serving size) chocolate instant pudding
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
(a handful chocolate chips - optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour bundt or tube pan. Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Bake at 350 for 50 - 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 25 minutes. Invert onto heat resistant serving plate. Cool completely.

For glaze I just use the chocolate glaze recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook.

4 squares (4 ounces)semisweet chocolate, cut up
3 Tbl. margarine or butter
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar.

In small saucepan melt chocoolate and butter over low heat. stirring frequesntly. Remove form heat; stir in powdered sugar and 3 Tbl. HOT water (add more hot water if needed) to make of drizzling consistency. Spoon over cake allowing excess to drip down sides. Glazes top of a 10 inch tube cake or tops of 2 8 or 9 inch cake layers.