Description
Rich dark chocolate cake drizzled with chocolate peppermint glaze and sprinkled with crushed peppermint candies.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Dark Chocolate Cake
- 1 C (2 Sticks) Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 C Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 C Light Brown Sugar
- 3/4 C Sour Cream, at room temperature
- 3 Lg Eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 3/4 C All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 C Dark Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 C Whole Milk, at room temperature
- 1/3 C Strong Brewed Coffee, HOT
For the Chocolate Peppermint Glaze
- 120 g Bittersweet Chocolate (60-70%) about 3/4 C
- 120 g Heavy Cream, about 1/2 C
- 1 TBSP Light Corn Syrup
- 1 tsp Peppermint Extract Paste
- 1/4 C Crushed Peppermint Candies
Instructions
For the Dark Chocolate Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray a bundt pan with nonstick spray that contains flour.
- In a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars for 5 minutes.
- Add the sour cream and mix to combine.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated. Add the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and whole milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mis until just combined with a few streaks of flour remaining.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer and while stirring with a rubber spatula, slowly pour in the hot coffee. Stir until well combined.
- Pour in the prepared bundt pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs attached.
- Let bundt cake cool for 10-15 minutes, then flip out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
For the Chocolate Peppermint Glaze
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate, heavy cream, and corn syrup.
- Heat in the microwave in 30 second intervals until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Stir in peppermint extract paste.
- Pour over cooled bundt cake then sprinkle on crushed peppermint candies.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Bundt cake can be made ahead and frozen for up to 3 months. Just wrap cooled cake in plastic wrap and then foil and place in the freezer.