Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting

I love my mama.  More than anything.  My mom is not only a mom to eight crazy kids (me being her youngest), she also has 16 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren!  True story!  And at 88 years-young, she visits her friends and the sick at nursing homes, goes to church every day and always has a gluten free goodie bag waiting for the boy when he visits. 

And seriously - doesn't she look great?

My mom makes the BEST PA Dutch chicken pot pie (not the stuff in a crust BTW), has a penchant for a decent pair of white slacks, and I am about to share with you her ab-fab, super delicious, fudgy-wudgy GF Chocolate Cake recipe!  She got it from one of her friends at church, who is also GF.  And let me tell you - this recipe is one of the best I've had.

Grandma made this for her boy for our family's Memorial Day picnic.  And with a bunch of vultures family as big as ours, you can understand why I wasn't able to get a picture....

GF Chocolate Cake
1 box gluten free cake mix (she uses Betty Crocker GF chocolate cake mix)
1 large box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups water

1 package, 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Put the dry, GF cake mix in a large mixing bowl .  Add the remaining ingredients (except chips) and mix together by hand - NO BEATER!  When thoroughly mixed, stir in chocolate chips.

Pour into a greased and GF-floured (or sprayed) Bundt pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.  Do not over-bake  -- this cake will be very moist.

Frost with cream-cheese icing or an icing of your choice.  Instead of the icing, my mom drizzled the boy's cake with fudge ice cream topping, because there is no such thing as too much chocolate for her grandson.

Serve with love <3  Because that's what Grandma's and Mom's do. 

I love you Mom!  Thanks for everything you do for me and for the boy!  xoxo