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Dark and Decadent Chocolate Bundt Cake

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time45 mins
Total Time1 hr
Servings: 1 cake

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces dark chocolate I used semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 12 tablespoons butter 1 1/2 sticks, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • For the Ganache
  • 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate I used Guittard semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • Optional: chopped almonds chopped white chocolate for garnish over Ganache

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F
  • Generously grease bundt pan with butter; dust with cocoa and set aside.
  • In heat resistant bowl, add 1 cup hot, boiled water to the chocolate and 3 ounces of the cocoa. Whisk until smooth and let cool.
  • In separate bowl, whisk together flour, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, baking powder, salt; set aside.
  • In bowl of stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until creamy, about 3 minutes. To butter mixture, add 1/4 cup of the flour mixture and beat on medium until incorporated. Add yogurt, continue to beat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.
  • Alternate adding the flour and the chocolate mixture, leaving flour as the last addition. Beat until smooth.
  • Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
  • Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out dry when inserted at the top of cake. Let cool in pan 5-10 minutes; remove cake and cool completely on wire rack.
  • For Ganache, in small pan heat heavy cream on medium until it begins to simmer. Poor over chocolate and whisk until smooth. Drizzle over top of cake. If desired, end by sprinkling almonds and white chocolate.
  • Enjoy!