This Dark Chocolate Cranberry Bundt Cake is the perfect combination of rich chocolate and tart juicy cranberries in a tender, buttery cake. Perfect for the season of entertaining!
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour25 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Ingredients
For the Cake:
2 ¼cupall-purpose flour
¾cupcocoa powder
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonsalt
2sticks1 cup butter, room temperature
1 ¾cupsugar
4large eggsroom temperature
2teaspoonsvanilla
1cupmilk
1heaping cup fresh or frozen cranberriescoarsely chopped
2ouncesdark chocolatechopped (or use chocolate chips)
For the Ganache:
½cupheavy cream
3ouncesdark chocolatecoarsely chopped
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
For the Cranberry Sauce:
18 oz bag of fresh cranberries
juice of half an orangeplus zest
2tablespoonswater
¼cupsugar
1cinnamon stick
Instructions
For the Cake:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Thoroughly grease a 12 cup bundt pan.
Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, cream together the sugar and butter with an electric mixer until a thick paste forms. Beat in each egg, one at a time. When the mixture looks smooth, beat in the vanilla.
With the mixer speed on low, add 1/3 of the flour mixture, mixing until combined. Add half of the milk and mix until combined. Repeat until all of the flour and milk has been added.
Gently fold in the cranberries and dark chocolate pieces. Transfer mixture to prepared bundt pan. Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a thin knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Carefully turn out of pan onto wire rack and cool completely. Serve with Chocolate Ganache and Cranberry Sauce.
For theGanache:
Set a heatproof bowl over a small saucepan of simmering water.
Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter, 1/2 cup heavy cream, and 3 ounces dark chocolate in the bowl, stirring often until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
For the Cranberry Sauce:
Add all the ingredients to a medium sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until cranberries pop and mixture is thick.