Chocolate Chip Vanilla Cake

This one-bowl cake recipe starts with a cake mix for simplicity making it very kid-friendly if you like to have your kids or grandkids work with you in the kitchen. The simple flavors of vanilla and chocolate are kid-friendly, as well. Working in the kitchen with the kids is great for relationship building and memory making. There is also such a wonderful sense of accomplishment for the children when the family sits down together to enjoy the food that they helped to prepare. The cake does not need to be iced, if you would prefer not to, because the chocolate chips give plenty of chocolate flavor on their own. Blessings...

1 Golden Vanilla boxed cake mix with pudding in the mix
1/2 cup Greek vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup light sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup mini chocolate chips

1. Beat all ingredients, except chocolate chips, in a large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just to moisten. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
2. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan or tube pan.
3. Bake in 350 degree oven for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from Bundt pan and cool completely on wire rack. If using a tube pan, only remove the exterior of the pan leaving the cake to cool completely before removing it from the tube.

Yield: 12 servings
338 calories without icing
Note: I topped my cake with a chocolate fudge glaze which was just enough icing for us.