Chocolate Bundt Cake

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4.9

42 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    599 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Chocolate Bundt Cake

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Ingredients

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Cake Pan Prep:

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Chocolate Bundt Cake:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter , softened
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs , room temperature
  • 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso*
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Topping:

  • 1 cup fudge sauce
  • powdered sugar
  • Fresh Fruit**

Instructions

Cake Pan Prep

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 10-inch bundt pan with vegetable shortening. Mix the flour and cocoa powder together and then flour pan, tapping out excess. Set aside.

Chocolate Bundt Cake

  1. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, fine sea salt and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl of stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachments, beat the butter for 3-4 minutes or until it pales and is light and fluffy. Add the sugar, continuing to mix. Add the eggs, one at a time, until yolk just disappears.
  3. Dissolve the instant espresso in 1/4 cup hot water. Add instant espresso and vanilla into wet batter until just combined.
  4. Alternating, add the buttermilk and dry ingredients until just mixed. Pour into prepared bundt pan.
  5. Place the bundt pan in the center of the oven and bake for 60-70 minutes. Use the toothpick test at 60 minutes.
  6. Remove and cool on a wire cooling rack for 10-15 minutes. Invert, tap the outside a few times with a wooden spoon, then release and flip.

Garnish

  1. Allow the cake to cool completely before topping peaks with hot fudge sauce, dusting with powdered sugar and garnishing with fresh fruit.
  2. If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments and rating!

Notes

  • *Use decaffeinated coffee, water or skim milk as a substitution. **Mini chocolate chips or peanut butter chips are also a good choice!

Nutrition Information

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Calories 599kcal (30%) Carbohydrates 79g (26%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 30g (46%) Saturated Fat 17g (85%) Cholesterol 132mg (44%) Sodium 334mg (14%) Potassium 264mg (8%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 52g (104%) Vitamin A 841IU (17%) Calcium 70mg (7%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 599 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 599kcal 30%
Carbohydrates 79g 26%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 30g 46%
Saturated Fat 17g 85%
Cholesterol 132mg 44%
Sodium 334mg 14%
Potassium 264mg 6%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 52g 104%
Vitamin A 841IU 17%
Calcium 70mg 7%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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