Spiced Chocolate Bundt Cake

This spiced chocolate bundt cake does not fool around when it comes to big flavor. Basically, it is a heavy hitter for chocolate lovers, and there is some extra pizazz with the use of some Mexican cocoa. I feel like this is a wonderful holiday cake. It is rich, decadent and has a cozy winter feel to it.

Here are the directions to whipping up your own cake from scratch!

Spiced Chocolate Bundt Cake

Prep time: 30 minutes

Bake time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups of flour, plus some for dusting

2 1/4 cups of sugar

1/2 cup Mexican cocoa

1/4 regular cocoa

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup buttermilk (regular milk plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar is a good substitute)

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the frosting:

1 can of store-bought white frosting

1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and dust your bundt pan with flour, being sure to tap out any excess flour in the pan.

2. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium mixing bowl. Mix until they are thoroughly combined. In a separate bowl, whisk your buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract together. Combine the wet and dry ingredients until they are completely mixed.

3. Pour your batter into the bundt pan and bake on 350° for 35-40 minutes.

4. Now comes the delicious frosting! While the cake is baking, melt the chocolate chips on the stove by placing a heat-safe glass bowl on top of a small pot of boiling water. Occasionally stir until all the chocolate chips are melted. Combine the melted chocolate with the white frosting into a small bowl and mix well. Allow it to cool to room temperature.

5. Once the cake is done baking, place it onto a serving plate. Allow it to cool for about 10 minutes and then frost your cake. The sweetness of the frosting is key to balancing out the strong chocolate flavor, so apply it generously! Pour yourself a glass of milk and enjoy a huge, crumbly slice of spiced chocolate bundt cake!