Craving a rich, decadent chocolate cake? This Easy Chocolate Bundt Cake is made by doctoring up a cake mix to turn it into an incredibly moist, perfect chocolate cake.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Ingredients
For the Cake
1boxdevil’s food cake mix15.25 ounces
1boxinstant chocolate pudding mix3.4 ounces
¾cupsour cream
¾cupvegetable oil
3large eggslightly beaten
2teaspoonspure vanilla extract
1tablespooninstant espresso granules dissolved in 1/2 cup warm watersee note below
1 ½cupssemisweet chocolate chips
For the Ganache
2ouncessemisweet chocolate chips
¼cupheavy cream
1tablespoonlight corn syrup
½teaspoonvanilla extract
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray - preferably one for baking. This will help ensure a clean release of the bundt cake from the pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, eggs, vanilla and espresso/water mixture. Beat for about two minutes on medium speed until well combined. Fold in 1 ½ cup chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top with a spoon or spatula.
Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack for 45 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
Prepare the Ganache
Pour the chocolate chips into a small bowl. Add the heavy cream to a microwave safe cup or bowl and microwave on high in 15-second intervals until steaming and very hot, but not boiling. This should take anywhere from 45-60 seconds total. Immediately pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips and allow it to sit for 3 minutes before whisking in the corn syrup and vanilla to create a smooth ganache. Allow the ganache to cool for a few minutes before spooning it over the cooled cake. At this point, you can leave it as is or top with chocolate shavings, mini chocolate chips, or even sprinkles.
Notes
If you do not have - or do not want to use - espresso granules, simply omit them but still add the ½ cup water.