Easy Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe
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Easy Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe
Description
The recipe blends a standard chocolate cake mix with a dry chocolate pudding mix and sour cream, which provides moisture and a soft crumb. Vegetable oil and eggs contribute to the cake’s texture and richness. After mixing the ingredients thoroughly but not over-mixing, the batter is spooned into a greased bundt pan.
Baking for about 50 to 55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean yields a dense, moist cake with classic chocolate flavor enhanced by the pudding. Once cooled and removed from the pan, an optional glaze made by melting chopped semi-sweet or milk chocolate with heavy cream is poured over the cake, adding a creamy, shiny topping that reinforces the chocolate notes.
The Bundt shape creates an elegant presentation with the ridged cake shape holding the glaze well. This cake is suitable for celebrations or any occasion that calls for a rich chocolate dessert. It can be topped simply with powdered sugar as an alternative to glaze.
Ingredients
CAKE
- 1 chocolate cake mix standard size
- 1 chocolate pudding mix Dry mix will be added directly to cake ingredients, 3.9oz box, 4 serving size
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 egg
- 1/2 cup water warm
- 1 cup chocolate chips optional
GLAZE
- 2/3 cup chocolate semi-sweet or milk chocolate work well, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine all ingredients and mix with a mixer until combined. Do not over mix, but make sure all dry ingredients and wet ingredients are well combined.
- Spoon batter into a bundt cake pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. Remove from bundt pan and top with powdered sugar or chocolate glaze if desired.
- For glaze:
- In a large microwave safe bowl (glass works bescombine chopped chocolate and heavy cream. Microwave for 30 seconds, remove from microwave and stir well. Return to microwave for another 15 seconds. Remove from microwave and whisk together until smooth (stirring will help melt chocolate). If needed, heat for an additional 15 seconds, then whisk until smooth. Spoon or pour over cake.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 346 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 346kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 381mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 179mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 380IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 107mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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