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Chocolate Mocha Bundt Cake

Published: Jan 10, 2020 · Modified: Apr 1, 2020 · This blog uses cookies and may contain ads or affiliate links. See this page for more details · 29 Comments

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Chocolate mocha bundt cake recipe

A devilishly delicious and moist chocolate mocha bundt cake recipe. With a rich, and boozy, chocolate ganache. Perfect for a night in, or an afternoon coffee.

Chocolate mocha bundt cake recipe

This post was originally published in December 2016, and has been updated with better photos, instructions and general writing!

I seem to be in chocolate mode at the moment, with the chocolate donuts Thing 1 had me make in the run to Christmas let alone the several pounds of chocolates eaten over the holiday. Now that the Christmas season is over, it is the season of healthy eating. Except, in this case, it isn’t!

A great dessert for a night in

In the time before children (the true BC), myself and D would happily find ourselves going out for a meal once a week or so. Evidently, being young, having disposable income and unlimited time to go to the gym makes this possible. Now that we have Things 1 and 2 (Children Era – or CE, this if for those of you who appreciate history and hopefully love my sense of humour), going out to dinner doesn’t happen very much. The last time we had arranged to offload have them stay with their grandparents, Thing 2 managed to get sick so stayed with us. 

So, instead, I find myself trying every once in a while to cook up something special so we have a date night in. When Thing 2 got ill, I did exactly that, so at the very least we had something a bit more special than if it were just a Saturday night with the kids. A beautiful butter-basted steak, some tasty fries, a fresh salad, all rounded off with a great bottle of wine. To make up for the fact we weren’t going out, I made this chocolate mocha bundt cake with a boozy chocolate ganache. I’ve made it many times before, and it is always a crowd-pleaser.

chocolate bundt cake with chocolate ganache on wire rack

It went down a treat, paired with a bit of vanilla ice cream. Now it is a lovely chocolate cake on its own, but what really brings it together is the ganache. Chocolate and cream, mixed with a shot of liqueur poured over the top. In this season of everyone examining their Christmas credit card bills, it was a perfect way to finish a date night in.

What ingredients do you need to make a Chocolate mocha Bundt Cake?

  • Unsalted butter
  • Cocoa powder
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Milk
  • Sour cream
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla
  • Sugar
  • Espresso or instant espresso powder
  • Semi-sweet chocolate
  • Cream
  • Coffee liquor

How to make this chocolate mocha bundt cake?

  1. Preheat oven to 350F, and prepare your bundt pan by rubbing with the soft butter. Place this in your fridge for 15min.
  2. In a mixer, cream remaining softened butter and sugar until nice and fluffy. Add the eggs (one at a time) and the vanilla. Mix until incorporated, and then add the remaining wet ingredients.
  3. Combine the dry ingredients in one bowl, and then put the mixer onto the lowest speed and slowly add dry ingredients to the wet. Once all the dry ingredients have been incorporated if it is too watery add a bit more flour.
  4. Carefully, pour your batter into the chilled bundt. Place this in the oven for about 50-60min, until a skewer comes out clean.
  5. When done, let cool in the pan for 15min, and then invert on a wire rack. Let it cool completely
  6. To make the glaze, break the chocolate up in a heatproof bowl. Bring the cream to a simmer on the stove until hot (just before the point of boiling), and then pour over the chocolate. If you want you can add in a tablespoon of butter to help the shine and taste, but it is not needed. If you are using the booze, add it now, and then slowly stir. As the sauce cools thickens, slowly pour over the cake (use a drip pan!). Let cool completely, then enjoy.
close up shot of chocolate mocha bundt cake

How to keep chocolate cake moist?

There are few tips and tricks to keeping a chocolate cake moist. The first is to ensure you have a sealed container big enough to house the cake. If you keep this at room temperate and sealed, the cake will stay moist for at least a day or two before starting to try out.

Secondly, you could add some alcohol to the cake, which will help keep it moist and make it extra rich. I’d suggest poking a few holes in the cake when it is cooling on the rack, and then sprinkle over 1-2 tablespoons of rum or Grand Marnier. This will change the flavour profile of the cake, but will equally be delicious.

How long will chocolate cake keep?

On its own, the cake should keep for a couple of days. If you want to make it last longer you can add the alcohol suggested above. Also, you can make the cake and freeze it without the ganache. The cake will keep in the freezer a couple of months, and then you can thaw and top with fresh ganache.

What goes well with chocolate bundt cake?

Vanilla Ice cream always goes well with a chocolate cake and balances it out well. If you want, you could also have a drizzle of fresh cream or whipped cream.

You could also try some of these delicious recipes for a date night in

  • Healthy Crispy Chicken Sandwich
  • Herby Garlic Fries
  • Baked Mars Bars
  • Sweet Potato and Mozarella burgers – Neil’s Healthy Meals

Pairings

Drinks

Well, with chocolate cake I’d normally suggest milk. However, with chocolate mocha bundt cake I might suggest a liqueur on the side or a good cup of coffee.

Music

I know I started this by talking about Christmas, but the music playing at the time was a bit of Billy Ocean and Love Really Hurts without you. Yup, that is now going to be stuck in your head!

Chocolate Mocha Bundt Cake

Matt
Devilishly delicious and moist chocolate mocha bundt cake, with a rich chocolate ganache.
4.89 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Cooling 1 hr
Total Time 2 hrs 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people
Calories 493 kcal

Ingredients
  

Bundt

  • 1 cup Softened butter
  • 2 tbsp Softened butter
  • 3 cup Cake flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 shots of espresso or 1 tbsp espresso powder

Ganache

  • 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 Tbsp coffee liqueur

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F, and prepare your bundt pan by rubbing with the 2 tbsp soft butter. Place this in your fridge for 15min.
  • In a mixer, cream remaining softened butter and sugar until nice and fluffy. Add the eggs (one at a time) and the vanilla. Mix until incorporated, and then add the remaining wet ingredients.
  • Combine the dry ingredients in one bowl, and then put the mixer onto the lowest speed and slowly add dry ingredients to the wet. Once all the dry ingredients have been incorporated, if it is too watery add a bit more flour.
  • Carefully, pour your batter into the chilled bundt. Place this in the oven for about 50-60min, until a skewer comes out clean.
  • When done, let cool in the pan for 15min, and then invert on a wire rack. Let it cool completely
  • To make the glaze, break the chocolate up in a heat proof bowl. Bring the cream to a simmer on the stove until hot (just before the point of boiling), and the pour over the chocolate. If you want you can add in a tablespoon of butter to help the shine and taste, but it is not needed. If you are using the booze, add it now, and then slowly stir. As the sauce cools thickens, slowly pour over the cake (use a drip pan!). Let cool completely, then enjoy.
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Comments

  1. Nicoletta @Sugarlovespices says

    December 05, 2016 at 1:43 am

    We have the same bundt, Matt! Aren’t those bundt the prettiest? I love your cake, so chocolaty and decadent. And the ganache just takes it over the top. P.s. we have snow here, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ♪♫♬

    Reply
  2. David @ Spiced says

    December 05, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    Oh, this sounds so incredibly awesome, Matt! One of my favorite flavor combos (especially for holiday desserts) is chocolate + coffee, so I can definitely state with 100% certainty that this cake wouldn’t survive very long in my house. That photo is amazing! Also, it’s snowing here right now. I can send you some of that, too, if you’d like….I’d love to get rid of some of it. Hah! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Mary Ann @ thebeachhousekitchen says

    December 05, 2016 at 6:49 pm

    My life has come to that too Matt! I have the same bundt pan and it’s my favorite! This cake looks amazing! I’d go with the liqueur on top AND on the side!

    Reply
  4. KevinIsCooking says

    December 05, 2016 at 6:54 pm

    I hear ya when your life has come to that. I get excited about the strangest things when it come sot cooking or baking. Love the tangy sour cream in the mix, beautiful. #SuckerForGanache

    Reply
  5. Ben Maclain says

    December 06, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    What a delicious cake, Matt! When I just saw the first pictures, I immediately though the glaze needs some alcohol. Turned out, you didn’t let me down:) I think some seasonal liquor like peppermint Bailey’s or Kalhua would work fantastically!

    Reply
  6. Jhuls says

    December 09, 2016 at 5:20 pm

    Whoa! That cake looks divine! Happy FF, Matt! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Julie is Hostess At Heart says

    December 09, 2016 at 6:01 pm

    This cake looks amazing!

    Reply
  8. cookingwithauntjuju.com says

    December 09, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    This dessert is calling my name – love all chocolate desserts! There are so many different bundt pans you can buy and I keep saying I need to add another one to my small collection. Thanks for sharing with us Matt and joining another Fiesta Friday 🙂

    Reply
  9. sarahgiebens says

    December 12, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Oh god this looks good! Yumm!

    Reply
  10. shashi at runninsrilankan says

    February 15, 2017 at 4:45 pm

    For a chocoholic like me – this is a dream! Glad to have stumbled on your site and your bundt!

    Reply
  11. Neil says

    January 11, 2020 at 9:31 am

    What a delicious looking dessert Matt! I would definitely enjoy this at the end of a meal. Although I would have some difficulty in leaving it to the end of the meal. I might need to have it as a starter. Ha ha! Thanks for linking to my Sweet Potato and Mozzarella Burgers burgers too! 😀

    Reply
    • Matt says

      February 01, 2020 at 11:37 pm

      No prob, looks like a brilliant recipe!

      Reply
  12. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

    January 14, 2020 at 5:03 am

    You’re speaking my love language with this cake, Matt!! Chocolate mocha, yum. I seem to always crave sweets later at night, which is when I do my blogging. Gee…is there a connection there? Anyway, it’s 9pm and I just want to dig into a piece of this!!!!

    Reply
    • Matt says

      February 01, 2020 at 11:37 pm

      The connection is a mystery!!!!

      Reply
  13. Ayngelina says

    January 14, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    There’s something just so retro wonderful about a bundt cake, it never disappoints.

    Reply
    • Matt says

      February 01, 2020 at 11:37 pm

      I know right!

      Reply
  14. Vanessa says

    January 14, 2020 at 10:47 pm

    Now that is my kind of cake! I just want to crawl under a blanket with a big slice of this and leave the adulting for another day?

    Reply
    • Matt says

      February 01, 2020 at 11:38 pm

      Adulting is overrated! Eat cake instead!

      Reply
  15. Sammer says

    January 15, 2020 at 8:55 am

    Sounds like it was a lovely date night in! And the mocha cake is making me salivate! I’m a sicker for anything chocolate & coffee!

    Reply
  16. Allison says

    January 15, 2020 at 4:58 pm

    Well, there go my sugar-free January ambitions! Haha. I am drooling over this cake.

    Reply
    • Matt says

      February 01, 2020 at 11:38 pm

      Glad to help!

      Reply
  17. Kelly Neil says

    January 15, 2020 at 8:22 pm

    Omg I love the BC and CE reference! I too go out so seldom now I feel completely awkward when I actually do. I also have only made a bundt cake once and it was a COMPLETE disaster. Thank you for giving me hope!

    Reply
    • Matt says

      February 01, 2020 at 11:39 pm

      I’m told it gets easier when they are older. Granted, the greys are coming thick and fast in the meantime!

      Reply
  18. sherry says

    January 17, 2020 at 5:44 am

    oh yum! how delish Matt. i love chocolate and i love a bundt cake. they always look so special, don’t they? cheers and happy new year. sherry

    Reply
    • Matt says

      February 01, 2020 at 11:40 pm

      Thanks Sherry! You too!

      Reply
  19. Yvonne Langen says

    January 20, 2020 at 3:27 am

    The coffee liqueur totally makes the ganache on this decadent and architectural bundt cake. So delicious.

    Reply
  20. David @ Spiced says

    January 20, 2020 at 1:21 pm

    I’m glad you reposted this one, Matt! It’s seriously one of my favorite cake shots ever. If that lead photo doesn’t make you want to shove a slice of chocolate cake in your mouth, then I don’t know what will! Also, I totally hear ya on the going out to eat in the CE. It doesn’t happen much. Date nights in sound like a wonderful idea…and this cake will be the coup de grace!

    Reply
    • Matt says

      February 01, 2020 at 11:41 pm

      Thanks David!

      Reply
  21. Jeff the Chef says

    February 25, 2020 at 2:53 pm

    This sounds really, really good – and I could use a good chocolate cake. So many good ideas, too! I love the grand Marnier idea, and the liqeuer in the ganache.

    Reply

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