Subj : Hot Chocolate Bundt Cake
To   : All
From : Mojo
Date : Sat Apr 30 2016 03:13 pm

Hot Chocolate Bundt Cake

Ingredients

Cake

2 teaspoons unsweetened baking cocoa 

1 cup water 

3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces 

3/4 cup canola oil 

4 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, finely chopped 

1 1/2 cups sugar 

3 cups all-purpose flour 

3/4 cup sweet ground chocolate and cocoa 

2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

3 eggs, at room temperature 

3/4 cup buttermilk 

1 tablespoon vanilla 


Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache

1/3 cup whipping cream 

2 tablespoons unsalted butter 

4 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, finely chopped 

Garnish

1 cup marshmallow creme 

Bittersweet chocolate curls, if desired 

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350øF. Lightly grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with
shortening; sprinkle with unsweetened cocoa.
  
2. In 3-quart heavy saucepan, stir water, 3/4 cup butter, the oil and 4 oz
bittersweet chocolate. Cook over low heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly,
until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in
sugar until blended. Cool 10 minutes.
  
3. In medium bowl, mix flour, ground chocolate and cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Add eggs, one at a time, to cooled chocolate mixture, beating with whisk just
until blended after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with
buttermilk, stirring just until blended. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into pan.
  
4. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2
hours.
  
5. In medium microwavable bowl, microwave ganache ingredients on High 45 to 50
seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Cool 10 minutes or
until slightly thickened. Place cake on serving plate; drizzle with ganache.
Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set.
  
6. Spoon marshmallow creme into resealable freezer plastic bag; seal bag. Cut
off 1/2-inch corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle marshmallow creme over top
of cake, allowing some to drip down the side. Garnish with chocolate curls.
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