Fudgy Chocolate Bundt Cake

Is there anything better than a delicious and fudgy chocolate cake? I don’t think so. This recipe for a fudgy chocolate bundt cake will win your heart. The cake doesn’t only look good – it is also extremely delicious without being intrusive.

Look at this perfect chocolate icing, it looks almost picture-perfect!

Full chocolate flavour and a perfect look – there is nothing more you could ask for.

Things to know before you start

Time Schedule

In under 3,5 hours you will have a fudgy chocolate cake ready to eat.

Total ingredients

You will have a beautiful cake of about 1.950 g.

Difficulty

With this simple recipe you will be able to bake a really nice chocolate cake.

Baking tools

A stand or hand mixer, a bowl and a baking pan are needed. We used a 30 cm wide and 10 cm high bundt cake baking pan (Gugelhupf), but you can also go for a loaf pan.

Steps

1. Grease Baking Pan

• Grease a 30 cm wide and 10 cm high baking pan with butter on bottom and all sides
• Afterwards dust all greased parts with a bit of pastry flour

2. Mix – Dough

• Bring water to the boil
• Pour the water into a bowl and add the cocoa powder
• Stir until the cocoa powder has dissolved and is smooth
• Put aside and let it cool down

• We used a stand mixer with a paddle attachment to mix the dough, but you can also use a hand mixer
• Add the butter, white sugar and vanilla extract to a big bowl and mix until smooth
• Afterwards add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition
• Pour in the cocoa mixture and mix together until well combined

• In a separate bowl, sift in flour with the baking powder and salt
• Stir together and put aside

• Pour the milk into the big bowl with the cocoa dough and mix until combined
• Add the pastry flour, baking powder and salt mixture in two additions and mix on low speed just until combined (don’t overmix)
• Pour the whole mixture in the previously greased baking pan and spread it evenly

3. Bake

• Preheat oven to 180°C (356°F) for ~20 minutes with the upper and lower heat function
• Put the baking pan in the oven on the middle rack and bake for 55 to 65 minutes
• After baking take your finished chocolate cake out, but keep it in the baking pan
• Tip: You can check if the cake is ready by sticking a toothpick in the cake, pulling it out and look if any dough sticks to it. If no dough is sticking to the toothpick than the cake is ready.

4. Cool

• Let the fudgy chocolate bundt cake cool in the baking pan for about 15 minutes
• Afterwards transfer it to a cooling rack or something else and let it cool for another 15 minutes
• For that you can place a board on top of the cake / pan and flip it upside down

5. Melt Chocolate

• Take a pot, fill it with water and heat it up
• When it starts boiling, lower the heat to low / medium and place a big stainless steel bowl on top
• The bottom of the bowl should touch the water
• Add the dark couverture chocolate, butter and honey and stir constantly until fully melted and creamy
• Tip: It is recommended to let the couverture chocolate melt slowly on low heat or otherwise it could burn to the bowl

6. Glaze

• Pour the chocolate glaze over the cake and spread it evenly with a spoon or brush
• Wait at least 60 minutes and check if the glaze has hardened enough
• If not, just give it some more time

Conclusion

Taste

Not very surprisingly, this cake has a very full chocolate flavor. However, it is not that kind of sweetness that gives you toothache when you have your first bite but provides a more smooth and kind taste of chocolate.

It is soft and a bit fudgy which may remind you of brownies. Give it a try and fully enjoy this wonderful cake!

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