Double Chocolate Bundt Cake with Chocolate Ganache Glaze. This is how I make up for lost time. I’ve neglected my blog for quite a while. It has been a month since I last came here and shared a recipe (and some amazing news), but it really feels like yesterday. Time flies.
Actually, I haven’t been baking for a month and I am too ashamed to tell you how I’ve been feeding myself recently. Thankfully the vegan queen of Montezuma came to my rescue with her nutritious morning shakes and vegan dinners. I feel energized already. We cooked lots of vegan dishes with her. I’ll be sharing those recipes soon, so stay tuned. Until then, I hope you enjoy this delicious double chocolate bundt cake.
Even though it’s prepared with lots of butter, this chocolate cake turned out to be very light. The sticky chocolate ganache glaze is a nice contrast with the delicate texture of the cake.
In the history of Cafe Fernando, I have never seen a baked good finished this fast by my friends. One minute I turn to take a snap of Ralph and the whole thing was gone. Poor Ralph… Not even a crumb left behind..
CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE RECIPE
Ingredients
- 2+1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 7 ounces Toblerone milk chocolate (or bittersweet), chopped
- 8 ounces butter, plus more for pan
- 1 + 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 eggs + 1 egg white
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat your oven to 325F (170C).
- Butter a 14-cup Bundt cake pan and set aside.
- Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl. Whisk and set aside.
- In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Place chopped chocolate in a small bowl and pour hot cream, through a sieve, over the chopped chocolate. Stir until smooth and creamy in texture.
- Add buttermilk and place in the refrigerator until cool (room temperature is enough).
- Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy.
- Add the eggs (and the egg white) and beat until combined.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- On low speed, add the flour mixture in three equal amounts alternating with the chocolate batter, ending with flour.
- Pour the batter into the Bundt pan and bake for 55-60 minutes (or until a wooden toothpick insterted in center comes out clean). If the toothpick is wet, bake 5 more minutes and check again.
- Let cool in pan, invert onto a serving plate and start preparing the chocolate ganache glaze.
CHOCOLATE GANACHE GLAZE RECIPE
Ingredients
- 4.5 ounces bittersweet chocolate (%70), chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp light corn syrup (optional)
Method
- In a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil.
- Place chopped chocolate, butter and corn syrup in a small bowl and pour hot cream, through a sieve, over the chopped chocolate.
- Stir until smooth and creamy in texture.
- Let stand, stirring occasionally until slightly thickened.
- Pour over the cooled cake, slice and serve.
this looks exactly like the cake I’d request EVERY birthday for about eight years when I was younger! still love it – maybe I should dust off that bundt pan…
cheers,
*heather*
Those pictures are just calling me for a bite, a big one! Really not Ralph 😉
You know Cenk chocolate cake with ganache glaze is my weakness!
Cheers!
Gera
Oh my goodness, this looks divine! And love Ralph! That’s clearly his “Waiting Patiently for Chocolate Cake” look.
+Jessie
The cake looks so wonderful. I feel like licking the chocolate off the screen!
What a gourgous cake! Really mouthwatering! Ahhh, and that puppy is so adorable!
Cheers,
Rosa
Ralph is adorabl! The cake is gorgeous! That cut slice is just calling my name!
First time to your blog…you have a nice one out here.Loved the cake…felt like having it right away.I loved your pics too…wonderful click!
that picture is sinful….including the dog, just too cute. Now I am lusting for dessert. Yay chocolate!
The chocolate bundt cake looks amazing – but as far as I’m concerned Ralph just stole the show!
that is a GORGEOUS (and decadent looking) cake! glad to see you back!
I think I just found the recipe to break in my new bundt pan. 🙂 Te?ekkürler!!!
And…I must admit…although I absolutely adored the dog we had while I was growing up…Ralph is cuter. LOL Is it just me, or do dogs love to get their picture taken?
It’s okay Ralph, I don’t think dogs are able to eat chocolate anyway! 🙂 Looks soo decadently good.
For a moment there I thought you were distraught that Bea Arthur died shortly after you made your announcement 🙁
The cake looks gorgeous!! Wonderful photography…
That ganache glaze looks to die for!
Wow, I want a piece already. Your photos look great. I am in Switzerland and not sure if I can get buttermilk here, have to find out and then I can try your recipe : )
Ralph is so cute, and the look on him… ahhhh… But it’s good that there wasn’t any for him, because chocolate is really bad for dogs. Anyway… the cake looks devine…
Gorgeous! I must introduce my sister to the Vegan Queen of Montezuma, she has a fishing resort and lives not far from there! Cheers!
Yum! I’m going to have to try this!
What a photographer you are! I am in awe! Makes the cake irresistible!
we missed u!!!! welcome back! and cute ralph looks sooooooooooo adorable
Sous chef Ralph looks so disappointed. Your photo makes me want to lick the screen. Serious good!
Gawd, those puppy eyes! Ralph’s still got it going!
Beautiful photos as always. Good to see you back!
Can’t believe I have been this late in discovering this amazing food blog!
Photos are unbelievable, recipes seem clear to follow and Ralph is to die for!
PS: Cenk, Amsterdam’daki expatlar icin bir kurs filan vermek ister misin?!
🙂
I love the addition of Toblerone chocolate, yummy! Fantastic photos as always.
Nice to see you posting again. The cake looks amazing.
Thank you all for such a nice welcome after such a long wait..
Rosa – Thanks! Btw, Ralph is 12 years old 🙂 I think it’s the angle of the photo..
Manggy – That was the saddest news for such a long time.
Eliza Doolittle – Çok te?ekkürler. Maalesef i? yo?unlu?um buna pek izin vermiyor.. Teklif harika ama..
Welcome back!.. I’ve been waiting for your new recipes such a long time… The cake looks amazing.
Toblerone is my favorite chocolate.
Amerika da turklerin boyle guzel isler yaptigini gormek super:) bunu soylemek icin biraz gec oldu ama gazetedeki article i okuyunca cok sevindim :))
bakig is my hobby, I love it. I can bake non-stop.
keep posting
Ralph really looks sad to have missed out on your cake! I love the look of the chocolate sauce trickling down the sides.
That ganache makes a plain-jane bundt cake look downright sexy.
You have such a beautiful space here! This cake is mouth watering, brings back lots of childhood memories for me. Adorable puppy too…both are irresistible!
Thats just Stellar…and though it might be a lil late…CONGRATULATIONS 🙂
This looks amazing!! And Ralph is such a cutie!
Ralph is adorable! And that cake looks heavenly!
The cake looks and sounds delightful; but what a stunner Ralph is!
That looks amazing.
Amazing! Simply amazing … I wish I had a big piece with a warm cup of cafe right now!
That may be the most gorgeous bundt cake I’ve ever seen!
Ralph is so cute!!!!!!! Look at those eyes!
And this cake, amazing!
hi 🙂
this is just like my favorite birthday cake when I was little.. thank you for sharing this, I will definitely try this.
Thank you for another fantastic recipe! I cooked it last week and we definately enjoyed it!
yuummmyyyyyyyyyyyyy
The chocolate bundt cake looks amazing – but as far as I’m concerned Ralph just stole the show!
I made this is cake 2 weeks ago and i am ashamed to admit that i ate most of it myself..it’s that good ppl.
In my rush i forgot to add the buttermilk but it still turned out so yummy, as my expanding waistline will agree.
Ralph is now my desktop background photo… never mind the cake!
I’ve just read in “my first cookbook” that Ralph is no longer here?! how very sad…
Hello, I think your site might be having browser compatibility issues. When I look at your blog in Chrome, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Other then that, fantastic blog!
Kasha Boness – Thanks for letting me know. I have a mac so I never view it on Internet Explorer. Will look into this.
This is the most decadent,chocolate cake i have ever tasted, it’s moist and dense bc of the buttermilk and baked in chocolate. My aunt who is the best baker i know made this, it was completely divine and gave me the recipe and i too replicated it to perfection. Seriously amazing cake! I have baked many many chocolate cakes before…buttermilk and baking soda are always great in a cake, but this was seriously phenomenal 🙂
terry j – Glad you liked it!
It turned out beautiful and very delicious – and what was left over for the next day remained fluffy yet moist. I loved this, thanks for the recipe!
This turned out to be the most delicious chocolate cake I have ever made. It is chocolatey and moist.I made this last Friday when I visited my Aunt for the holidays. Everyone loved it. Thank you very much for the recipe!