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An easy chocolate bundt cake recipe that uses a cake mix and pudding. Top it with easy microwave chocolate ganache and mini chocolate chips for the ultimate chocolate cake! 

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Why You’ll Love this Recipe

Let me just start off by saying that I LOVE CHOCOLATE. Now that we have that out of the way, lets get on to this amazingly delicious Death by Chocolate Bundt Cake.

I love this cake and have made it many, many times. It is the perfect birthday cake and is great to take to a holiday party!

Another reason I love this cake is that it is so easy, but looks and tastes like it took you all day to make.

What is a Bundt Cake?

I grew up eating a lot of Bundt cakes, but as an adult, I have noticed that a lot of people, including my husband, don’t know what a “Bundt” cake is.

Basically a bundt cake is a cake that is baked in a special ring shaped Bundt pan. 

It is believed that Bundt cakes are inspired by a German cake known as Kugelhupf.

Why Use a Cake Mix?

I use cake mixes all the time! Cake mixes are great because all of the dry ingredients are already measured out for you, so it cuts out a lot of ingredients and time.

I very rarely make the cake as directed on the box though. I usually make a few changes according to the recipe I’m making.

For example, when I make cupcakes, I use melted butter instead of oil. Milk instead of water. And I always add an extra egg.

Check out the recipe below to see how this chocolate bundt cake is “doctored” up!

Ingredients

*Ingredient amounts are located in the recipe card at the end of this post.

Bundt Cake

• Sour Cream/Yogurt
• Eggs
• Milk
• Butter, melted
• Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (I use this mix from Betty Crocker)
• Instant Chocolate Pudding (I like the Chocolate Fudge Pudding from Jell-o)
• Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• Sugar, for dusting the pan

Microwave Chocolate Ganache Topping

• Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• Heavy Whipping Cream
• Mini Chocolate Chips, to sprinkle on top

Helpful Kitchen Tools

• Bosch or Kitchenaid Stand Mixer
• Bundt Pan
• Spatula
• Cooling Rack
• Piping Bags 
• Microwave-Safe Glass Bowl
• Cake Serving Plate

How to Make the Ultimate Chocolate Bundt Cake

 

Below you will find step-by-step instructions to make this amazing chocolate bundt cake.

Bundt Cake

• Preheat your oven to 350°

• In the bowl of a stand mixer (I like Bosch or Kitchenaid) add the sour cream or yogurt, eggs, milk, and melted butter.

• Beat those ingredients together until incorporated.

• Add the cake mix and dry pudding mix and beat together.

• Pour the chocolate chips into the batter and gently mix into the batter by pulsing your mixer or stirring in by hand.

• Grease the Bundt pan with melted butter or spray with cooking spray.

• Then sprinkle with sugar to coat the pan.

• Pour the prepared cake batter into the bundt pan and spread around with a spatula to ensure it is distributed equally.

• Bake the cake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

• When the cake is done, remove it from the oven and place it on a cooling rack for 10 minutes.

• After 10 minutes invert the cake onto the cooling rack or onto a cake serving plate.

Microwave Chocolate Ganache Topping

• Add the chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl (preferably glass)

• Pour the heavy whipping cream over the chocolate chips.

• Microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds and stir.

• Return to the microwave and continue to heat at 50% power in 30 second increments, stirring in between.

• When the chocolate is completely melted and combined with the cream, Add it to a piping bag or large ziplock bag.

• Snip off the end of the bag and drizzle back and forth over the cake.

• Sprinkle the top with mini chocolate chips.

Other Recipes You’ll Love:

• Four Layer Thin Mint Brownies
• Triple Chocolate Cupcakes
• Cheesecake Factory’s Caramel Pecan Turtle Cheesecake
• Salted Caramel Chocolate Ganache

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