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Double Chocolate Espresso Bundt Cake

A rich moist chocolate cake with a double helping of chocolate
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Course: Dessert, Sweet Tooth
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Double Choclate Espresso Bundy 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
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup brewed espresso or strong coffee
  • 16 TBSP (OR 1 cup- 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened plus extra for the pan
  • ¾ cup unsweetened Cocoa powder, Dutch Process preferred
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract OR Vanilla Bean Pastę Use Wild Montana Foods double -fold vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream or Greek full fat yogurt

For the icing

  • 4 oz bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
  • ½ cup heavy cream

For the pan

  • cocoa powder
  • flour
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-12 cup bundt pan generously with softened butter. Coat the pan with 1 TBSP of flour and 1 TBSP of cocoa 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. Add in the eggs, vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste 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