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Double Chocolate Espresso Bundt Cake

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Course: Dessert, Sweet Tooth
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bundt cake
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 420kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 cup brewed espresso or coffee
  • 16 TBSP (OR 1 cup- 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened Cocoa powder, Dutch Process preferred
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek full fat yogurt

For the icing

  • 4 oz bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

For the pan

  • cocoa powder
  • flour
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10-12 cup bundt pan generously with cooking spray. Coat the pan with 1 TBSP of flour and 1 TBSP of coca powder. Shake to remove excess. Set aside. The cocoa powder will keep your bundt cake from having white splotches from dusting with flour alone.
  • Place the butter, coffee and cocoa powder in a microwave proof bowl. Heat until the butter has melted. Whisk until smooth to combine. Let rest for 5-10 minutes.
  • Combine the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour in a large bowl. Whisk well to remove any lumps.
  • Spoon the cooled butter & chocolate mixture into the flour mixture. Mix well. Then add in the eggs, vanilla and finally the sour cream or yogurt. Whisk until well combined, but do not over-mix or you will have a tough cake.
  • Pour into the prepared bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 55 minutes or until a long toothpick or skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Le the cake rest on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes. Invert and the cake will release. Let cool completely before icing on the wire rack.

For the Icing

  • Place chocolate in a heat proof bowl. Heat the heavy cream until just steaming in a small saucepan on the stove. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate. Let rest for 1-2 minutes, then whisk until smooth. Pour chocolate over cake and let set at least 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

  • Plan to use all room temperature ingredients. It helps the cake to rise.
  • If chocolate in icing does not melt completely, you can microwave for 20 second intervals, stirring in between.
  • You can freeze this cake after it cools completely. Wrap in two layers of plastic wrap. Defrost for 5 hours at room temperature. Ice the cake once completely defrosted.
  • You an also serve this cake with whipped heavy cream. Do not sweeten. The cake is sweet enough on it's own.
  • If you do not have sour cream or yogurt, you can use buttermilk.
  • Nutrition

    Calories: 420kcal