This recipe inspired me to buy me first ever bundt pan. I know... crazy. I have never owned a bundt pan in all of my baking life until a couple of weeks ago. And I seriously bought said bundt pan JUST to make this recipe. And now I am a total bundt pan convert. Those of you who know me know all about my attempts at layered, frosted cakes. I am pastry chef challenged. My cakes always look questionable, but usually taste good. With a bundt pan, they always look pretty and hopefully always taste good. ;)
I found the recipe on the is this REALLY my life? blog. Click on the link for the recipe- http://www.isthisreallymylife.com/2011/05/decadent-death-by-chocolate-bundt-cake-chocolate-glaz/ .
This cake turned out to be rich and decadent and pretty much irresistible. (I *may* have ate 3 pieces of this cake on the first day... maybe.) I made it for a girlfriend's belated birthday lunch and I think it was a pretty big hit. Right, ladies? ;)
The cake was fairly easy to make. The baby did wake up from her nap right after I had poured the pudding mix into the batter. I suggest mixing the batter fairly quickly after adding the pudding mix because it thickens pretty fast. I did get a pretty good arm workout though. :) The really great thing about this cake is that you can be creative with the toppings after you have poured the chocolate glaze over the cooled cake. I decided on toasted coconut and pecans. But you could do pretty much anything- chopped almonds, M&M's, crushed candy bars, mini chocolate chips... go crazy! I foresee myself experimenting with the toppings on this cake again very soon.
A quick tip for you- cut yourself a slice of this cake and then zap it in the microwave for about 12 seconds. The chocolate chips in the cake get all ooey and gooey. Ah-mazing!
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