Description
A rich and festive cake perfect for Halloween celebrations, infused with warm spices and drizzled with chocolate glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour the Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix the sugar, oil, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- If using, fold in pumpkin puree into the wet mixture.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stirring gently until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes; then invert onto a plate to cool completely.
- Drizzle with a glaze made from powdered sugar and milk and decorate as desired.
Notes
Check your oven’s temperature for accuracy. Use room temperature ingredients for better mixing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Bundt Cake, Halloween, dessert, fall recipes, chocolate cake