Cocoa Bundt

Hot damn, there's a lot happening now in the valley. After a snooze-fest stretch of winter, mountain people are rising from the dead with the crocuses and hardy, hardy daffodils.  From drunken potluck "wrist wrestling" matches- which I confidently incite only to lose each round- to bicycle race carb-a-thons, everyone wants a cupcake and a slice of pie.

Because I procrastinate or learn about events at the eleventh hour, I'm happy to have this two-seconds-to-make, blank canvas of a recipe that can be dressed up or down according to whim; this evening's rendition, drizzled with ganache and candied kumquats, included dried lavender. Toss in some cinnamon, top with toasted pinenuts, and call it Mexican Chocolate Cake, for all I care. If you're the kind of person who likes an occasional piece of Entenmann's chocolate cake (guilty), then give it a go.

*The best way to enjoy it, incidentaly, is topped with gooey frosting and crushed, salty pretzels at that time of...well, you know when.

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Cocoa Bundt adapted from the back of the Hershey's box

2 c sugar

1 3/4 c AP flour

3/4 c cocoa powder

1 1/2 tsp b. powder

1 1/2 tsp b. soda

1 tsp salt

2 eggs, room temp

1 c milk, room temp

1/2 c grapeseed oil

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 c hot coffee

350°oven. Generously butter and flour a 12" bundt pan

Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in hot coffee (batter will be thin) and pour into prepared pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center is clean when removed.  Let cool for 15 minutes in the pan, turn onto cooling rack, and let cool to room temp. Top with powdered sugar, whipped cream, buttercream, bruleed sabayon (hey, now!), chocolate ganache.......

 

Comments

[Ivonne]

Glad to hear that everyone is coming out of hibernation and getting ready to enjoy the new season ... I'm sure this cake will help greatly!

And thanks again for posting that candied kumquats recipe. You should have seen the look on my face at work (yes sometimes I read blogs at work ...) when I saw your post after I had just been thinking about kumquats! Freaky!

[Patty]

All I can say is wow for this cake.

[Mitzy]

this was hilarious haha "Mexican Chocolate Cake"

[Regina]

Mountain people and cake, now that is Americana at it's most glorious! Thanks for bringing me back to ol' Rocky Top:

"ain't no smoke nor smog
on Rocky Top-ain't no telephone bill

Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me-
good ol' Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennesee!"

[Bzrytneu]

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[Personals_Women]

It is pretty! 8-) Keep up a good job!