Rich No Frost Chocolate Chip Cake

Fast and easy and no hassles with frosting. Good picnic cake, as it travels well. My mother made this cake once a week during the 50's. She always added a cup of chopped dates to the batter, to get us kids to eat more fruits. Today I prefer to leave them out.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  devil's food cake mix or 1  chocolate cake mix
• 1 1⁄4 cups water
• 1⁄2 cup  oil
• 3  eggs
• 12  ounces chocolate chips
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts (any variety)
• 1⁄3 cup white sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs in bowl.
3. Mix until moistened.
4. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes.
5. Pour into lightly sprayed and floured 13 x 9 inch pan.
6. Sprinkle chocolate chips, sugar and nuts over top of cake.
7. Bake 33 to 37 minutes in 350 degree oven, until toothpick comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan.
9. Cake does not need to be refrigerated.