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Chocolate Bundt Cake

Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Cakes
Keyword: baking, Chocolate, Dessert, food, recipe
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 318kcal
Author: Melissa Griffiths

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 large egg
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Glaze

  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate finely chopped (I used half milk half semi-sweet chocolate)
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup or honey or agave
  • cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat to 350º F. Spray a 12-cup Bundt pan with baking spray with flour and set aside. (You can also use butter and flour, but I've had better luck with bundt pans well coated with baking spray with flour.)
  • In a small saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa powder, salt, and water and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, just until melted and combined. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Combined the flour, sugar, and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Add half of the melted butter/chocolate mixture and mix until blended (it will be very thick). Mix in the remaining butter mixture. Add the eggs. Mix in the sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 50-60 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes and then invert onto a rack. Let cool completely before making the glaze.

For the Glaze:

  • Put the chopped chocolate and corn syrup in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • Combine the heavy cream and sugar in a small saucepan, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the cream is hot and steaming and the sugar is dissolved.
  • Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. If it’s very runny, let it sit for a minute or so to thicken. Drizzle over the cake.

Notes

  • If the glaze is too thick to drizzle, you can add cream, a tablespoon at a time and stir to combine until it's a workable consistency. 

Nutrition

Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 372mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 201IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg