Fudgy Chocolate Espresso Bundt Cake

This chocolate espresso bundt cake is based off of my beloved Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake, and is honestly even better! It still has that rich, dense pound cake quality, but with some cake flour and oil, it's also incredibly soft & moist.

Author: Sloane’s Table

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings: 17 servings

Calories: 316 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 ½ cups - cake flour
¾ cup - Dutch-processed cocoa powder
¼ cup - black cocoa powder
2 tablespoons - espresso powder
1 ¼ teaspoons - baking powder
2 teaspoons - kosher salt
1 ¼ cups - unsalted butter
1 ½ cups - granulated sugar
3 - eggs
1 tbsp - vanilla bean paste or extract
¾ cup - sour cream
¾ cup - neutral oil
1 ½ cups - powdered sugar
¼ cup - hot espresso

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Brush a 10 cup bundt pan with 1 tablespoon of melted butter and coat with cocoa powder.
In a large bowl, whisk together the cake flour, cocoa powders, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes until light & fluffy.
Mixing on low speed, add the eggs one a time.
Scrape down the bowl and mix in the vanilla.
Add half of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Mix in the sour cream and oil.
Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Scrape down the bowl to ensure everything is evenly incorporated.
Pour the batter into the bundt pan and smooth out the top.
Tap the pan on the counter a few times to to release any air bubbles.
Bake the bundt cake for about 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then use a knife to loosen the cake from the sides. Turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, sift the powdered sugar.
Pour the hot espresso over the powdered sugar and stir vigorously until smooth.
Place in the fridge for about 15 minutes to thicken up.
Pour over the cooled bundt cake and enjoy!

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