Baking with pumpkin is a cherished part of this season; I love the texture and moistness it gives to cookies and muffins, and pumpkin is the ideal backdrop to my preferred warming spices – cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg. Last October, I made pumpkin-chocolate chip bars and fell for pumpkin with chocolate in a big way. I have long wanted to make a swirl bundt cake, so adding a rich devil’s food chocolate swirl to my pumpkin spice batter was a natural next step.
When the cake is served warm, you’ll discover that the chocolate swirl becomes deliciously gooey – I recommend having a cold glass of milk or a steaming mug of coffee at the ready. I’m sharing this recipe as part of October’s Chocolate Party; see more scrumptious pumpkin and chocolate creations below!
Pumpkin-Chocolate Swirl Bundt Cake
Pumpkin Batter
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup pure pumpkin
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt
2 Tbsp low-fat milk
Whisk together flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until well blended (about 3 minutes); add eggs one at a time and beat well. Combine pumpkin, maple syrup, yogurt, and milk in a small bowl. Add half of flour mixture to sugar mixture and beat until just combined. Add pumpkin mixture, then finish with remaining flour mixture.
Chocolate Batter
1/2 cups boiling water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Whisk together boiling water and cocoa, then set aside to cool. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until well blended (about 3 minutes); add egg and beat well. Whisk yogurt into cooled cocoa mixture. Add half of flour mixture to sugar mixture and beat until just combined. Add cocoa mixture, then finish with remaining flour mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.
Preheat oven to 350°F and coat a 12-cup bundt pan with nonstick spray. Spoon half of pumpkin batter into prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Layer with chocolate batter and remaining pumpkin batter, smoothing each layer. Insert a skewer about 2 inches into batter and gently swirl the chocolate and top pumpkin layers together. Smooth top and tap pan sharply to remove air bubbles.
Bake 35 to 36 minutes, until cake begins to pull away from edges of pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; carefully invert onto rack and cool completely. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
Yield – 16 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
Calories – 215
Carbs – 36
The swirl of chocolate in this cake is so pretty! And the fact the recipe calls for fat-free yogurt and milk means that it’s okay to indulge in more that a few slices! :D
Goooorgeous. Pumpkin + chocolate will be the new chocolate + pb, just you wait.
Laura, I adore every recipe you create – but I have to say, this is my absolute favorite ever! I love it! It is so beautiful and looks absolutely delicious!!!
This is a beautiful cake, and even better with yogurt. Wonderful combination and perfect for the party!
Morning Laura! Your bundt cake looks beautiful – the presentation on silver platter and dark background… really stunning! The chocolate swirl in the pumpkin cake looks very appealing. Just saw your pumpkin chocolate bars too. I’ve never tried this combination before and I’m very curious. I know it’s good!! Lovely autumn dessert. By the way, the pumpkin decoration in the back is made of fabrics or paper? They are pretty!
A beguiling autumn treat! I agree, a swirl of chocolate adds a luscious richness to the creamy pumpkin, an outstanding Bundt!
Laura, this looks lovely. I love the combination of chocolate and pumpkin. The Fall spices work so well with chocolate too. Your Bundt cake came out perfectly and your photographs are wonderful as always. :)
Yum looks like a lovely cake Laura, choclate and pumpkin go together really well.
So much pumpkin going on today! I love it. And the chocolate addition is perfect!
Looking forward to trying the Pumpkin-Chocolate Swirl Bundt Cake. Thanks and blessings to you! Kim
Wow – this looks amazing!!! Cheers to a season of great pumpkin recipes! :)
Love the layer of chocolate – sounds so good! Loving all the pumpkin recipes today!
I love that you made up two separate kinds of batter ( now that’s dedication!) and swirled them – outstanding!
Love this! What a great combo and the though of eating that warm on a cold evening sounds amazing.
I hope you saved me a slice! What a gorgeous dessert!!!
Such a beautiful bunt cake, love the pumpkin and chocolate swirled together, this would be such a wonderful cake to bake for company;-)
I love baking this time of year too;-)
A beautiful bundt cake Laura. I have a hard time getting the bundt out of the pan and I always admire people that master this technique.
Thanks for bring in to our #chocolateparty
Great minds think alike :) Your bundt cake is absolutely beautiful, Laura!
Gurl, this is straight up food porn! I want!
Love this pumpkin chocolate bundt cake, they are my favorites along with a cup of tea. Great post and perfect welcome of the fall season!
Yum, I love anything pumpkin and this looks scrumptious! Such a pretty combination too.
That top picture is so pretty! I love the way you styled it with that one slice cut out of cake. The colors are so fall-perfect and of course, since you baked it, I’m sure it’s just as tasty as it is beautiful. :)
Pinned and so making…looks yum combination!
Laura…this looks absolutely delicious! All of those ‘warming spices’ that go well with pumpkin…..I love in chocolate too! This look so moist. Such a pretty cake and a great way to use our main ingredients! (going to check out your pumpkin chocolate chip bars too!)
Pumpkin and chocolate are always so good together, and that gooey chocolate cake sounds heavenly! I like it. :)
How do you make those lovely swirls in the your cake?? Beautiful! Perfect treats for Halloween – my kids’ fave ‘holiday’!
I am very excited to change up my same old pumpkin bundt cake recipe this year with the addition of chocolate thanks to you. Looks so delicious!
Pumpkin is definitely my go-to spice too! And those swirls are just to die for!
A fabulous Bundt cake and delightful combination!
Cheers,
Rosa
I’ve never tried the combination of chocolate and pumpkin…it sounds terrific. I love serving a bundt cake on a buffet. It is a sturdy cake that makes serving easy and will be perfect for a Halloween party.
Wow! This is an amazing bundt cake. Such a great recipe for this time of year.
Absolutely stunning!!
I wish that my bundt cake ever come out like yours. Wow..looks so fantastic and delicious! I need to take some classes from you:) Stunning pics and yummy cake for sure! Thanks sweetie for sharing and have a lovely week!!!!!
Hooray for pumpkin season! Fall baking is the best. Your cake is just lovely, and I always appreciate chocolate and pumpkin together.
Beautifully done, Laura! Chocolate & pumpkin is a winning combination in my book!
This is gorgeous! So impressive, with the marbling! Love it!
Such a beautiful cake that’s full of the flavors of fall — I love it!
Pumpkin and chocolate… what a wonderful combo! I love both (and my carbs) so I am really wishing I had a slice!
Laura – so loving all of the recipes with pumpkin in them! This bundt cake looks and sounds simply wonderful. Pinning to make during the season!!!
I love bundt cakes and the marbling of this one looks delicious! And the velvet pumpkins in the background of your photos are just adorable.
Oh yum! We are so in sync today. I absolutely adore the chocolate pumpkin combination and will surely be baking it again and I’m going to try your recipe next. :)
I could write sonnets and love poems about pumpkins and this cake is definitely something to write home about!
Oh wow, this is such a pretty cake – all swirly. Looks yum.
Hehe I love that we’re on different sides of the world and we’re both posting pumpkin recipes! :D
You and baking are really meant for each other. Whatever you touch turns to something beautiful and delicious. A Midas to baking! I would like to try baking a bundt cake with pumpkin someday. This is a keeper!
This looks delicious! A beautiful recipe too, just perfect for the fall weather as it approaches us. I’ll be trying this one soon. I hope you enjoy your week. Be well!
~Kate
Laura you have the best treats! I could, and have, spend hours looking through your blog for inspiration. Pumpkin and chocolate are two of my favorite things in this world. Your bundt cake looks out of this world:) Love the colors in your photos too.
Hahahaha first I have to lol at Jen’s comment on food porn! She is so right, this with the chocolate swirled in, shut up! It looks soooo good.
Yummy! It’s like not a cake, because with vegetables :) So I can bake it and eat as much as possible.
Autumn is here after all and I am getting inspired by so many bloggers. Love those pumpkins cushions as the backdrop :)
As we travel around Italy, I often see heaps of pumpkins sitting in front gardens, right on the road. I haven’t worked out if that is to encourage us to stop and relieve them of some of the excess or just for show. I think the combination of chocolate and pumpkin is ingenious.
Gotta love a bundt! This looks amazing- I love the swirl of chocolate!
Mm. Pinned for this weekend! I’m so excited to try this. Great photos too…
Chocolate and pumpkin are such a great combo and I love that you use low fat yogurt and milk in this recipe!
I’m with you, Laura, pumpkin and chocolate are a fabulous combination!
Nothing like pumpkin and chocolate. I think I need to make another bundt after seeing your beauty:)Love it. xx
I am so hung up on Bundt recipes right now. It’s hard to believe I live a few miles from the Nordicware factory here in MN, and I recently bought my first Bundt pan. Who knew how pretty and fun Bundt recipes could be?
Your recipe is next on my list!
Bundt cake with pumpkin and chocolate swirls?! That looks too beautiful to eat!
What a beautiful cake, perfect for the season. I love the chocolate in this cake.