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Double chocolate bundt cake makes the best chocolate bundt cake! Imagine a rich devil’s food chocolate cake colliding with a pan of fudgy crinkly top brownies, and you arrive at this decadent, deeply chocolate bundt cake.

Double Chocolate Bundt Cake
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Dressed up with a simple chocolate glaze (essentially chocolate ganache), this classic bundt cake makes the ultimate chocolate dessert, because double chocolate is always in style!

Double Chocolate Bundt Cake

Perfect Chocolate Bundt Cake

Chocolate – This recipe uses a total of 8 ounces semisweet chocolate (2 ounces in the cake and 6 ounces in the glaze). Use high quality semisweet chocolate baking bars (like Ghirardelli) and finely chop the chocolate with a serrated knife.

Instant Espresso – Coffee and chocolate are a match made in heaven, and a touch of instant espresso in the batter brings out the chocolate flavor even further (if you’re not a coffee lover, feel free to omit the espresso).

Bundt Pan – Use a 10-cup bundt pan for this recipe. To prevent the cake from sticking, spray the pan generously with nonstick spray. Spoon the batter evenly into the pan and smooth with an offset spatula, then tap the pan sharply several times to reduce air bubbles.

Bake Time – Bake cake until the top springs back to the touch and a tester inserted in the center come out with a few crumbs attached, about 44 to 48 minutes.

Perfect Chocolate Glaze – Place chopped chocolate and a pinch of salt in a medium heat-proof bowl. Bring heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan, then pour over the chocolate. Let stand for 1 minute before stirring until smooth.

Glaze Cake – While the glaze is still warm, pour the glaze over the top of the cake in a fluid motion. Gently tap the cooling rack a few times to help the glaze drizzle down the sides of the cake.

Double Chocolate Bundt Cake

How to Freeze

Let bundt cake cool completely on a wire rack. Once fully cooled, wrap in plastic wrap and then wrap again in foil or place the wrapped cake in a freezer bag and freeze up to 2 months.

The day before you plan to serve, let the cake thaw overnight in the refrigerator (still wrapped to prevent condensation), then bring to room temperature. Add the chocolate glaze just before serving.

Double Chocolate Bundt Cake

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Double Chocolate Bundt Cake

Double Chocolate Bundt Cake

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  • Author: Laura Kasavan
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 46 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 11 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

The BEST double chocolate bundt cake! This decadent chocolate cake is dressed up with a simple chocolate glaze for a chocolate lover’s dream!


Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 10 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp instant espresso powder
  • 1/3 cup boiling water
  • 2 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

Glaze

  • 6 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 10-cup bundt pan generously with nonstick spray.
  2. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add eggs one at a time; add vanilla. Beat in flour mixture in three additions, alternating with buttermilk (begin and end with flour mixture), just until incorporated. Dissolve espresso powder in boiling water and mix in on low speed until combined. Fold in chopped chocolate.
  3. Spoon batter into prepared bundt pan and smooth with an offset spatula; tap pan sharply to reduce air bubbles. Bake for 44 to 48 minutes, until cake springs back to the touch, and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few crumbs attached. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; carefully invert onto rack and cool completely.
  4. For the glaze, place chopped chocolate and salt in a medium heat-proof bowl. Bring heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan; pour over chocolate and let stand for 1 minute, then stir with a spatula until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth.
  5. Set rack with cake over a piece of wax paper and immediately pour glaze over cake; gently tap the cooling rack several times to help the glaze drizzle down the sides of the cake. Let set before serving.

Notes

Baking pan: I used this 10-cup Heritage Bundt Pan

Freezing Instructions: Once fully cool, wrap bundt cake in plastic wrap and a freezer bag and freeze up to 2 months. The day before serving, move the cake to the refrigerator (still wrapped to prevent condensation) and defrost overnight. Bring to room temperature, remove plastic wrap, and add glaze.

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Hi, I'm Laura and I'm so happy you're here! Welcome to Tutti Dolci Baking Recipes, a baking blog celebrating all things sweet! I share approachable baking recipes and elevated classic desserts for every home baker. My goal is to inspire you to bake from scratch with kitchen-tested recipes you can count on.

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42 Comments

  1. This was the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had. Not too sweet. Rich and decadent. Soft and warm. Perfect with vanilla ice cream!






  2. Great great recipe. Loved it. did not add expresso as I hate coffee, and used a water/sugar/chocolate glaze, but YUMMMM this is good.. add whipped cream in center and you are set to go. I made six mini bundts and four larger ones from this recipe.. Now I can freeze some and i’ve got treats for later!.

    1. Hi Neta, if you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can make your own buttermilk substitute: Combine 1 cup room temperature milk with 1 teaspoon of white vinegar or lemon juice. Let stand for 10 minutes, then use as directed. Happy baking!