Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake
Chocolate and orange are like a dream to me. Although my dream last night had nothing to do with chocolate and orange, and everything to do with watching some bizarre alley cat trying to eat giant hissing grasshoppers, or something. I woke up wanting a thick slice of this cake for breakfast. You know, to make everything right in the world again. It’s that simple.
Another reason I think this cake is dreamy is that it’s one moist cake batter, divided into two, flavored, then dumped in a bundt pan. It’s great for those last minute, in a pinch desserts.
The cake is loaded with sour cream, and is incredibly moist. The orange zest adds brightness and chocolate and chocolate chips add richness. It’s absolutely delicious, and perfect if you wake up from bad dreams.
Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake
adapted from the Gourmet Cookbook
3 1/2 cups cake flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter at room temprature
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, left at room temperature for 30 minutes
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups sour cream
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
zest of 1 large orange
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Put rack in the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 12 cup Bundt pan and set aside.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add half of flour mixture, and mix until just blended. Add sour cream, mixing until just combined, then add remaining flour mixture and mix until smooth.
Divide the batter evenly into two bowls. In one bowl add the orange zest and orange extract and stir to combine. In the other bowl add sifted cocoa powder and chocolate chips and stir to combine.
First pour the orange batter into the buttered Bundt pan, spreading it evenly around the bottom of the pan. Next, simply add the chocolate batter on top of the orange to cover. No swirling is necessary, although you can swirl the batters together if you like.
Bake until cake is springy to the touch and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Remove from oven and cool cake in the pan for 30 minutes. Invert onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
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oooo, Joy! Your bundt cake looks delicious! You have the chocolate layer baked perfectly.
I have never tried this combination of chocolate and orange in a cake…but now I think I have to…
Total food porn
There was a recipe like this by Ina Garten and it looked rich and decadent. I’ve been planning on making it and you just reminded me of the till-now forgotten recipe. Orange and chocolate work great together, bakingwise.
Oh, wow–the presentation is amazing! Looks gorgeous!
My mouth is watering like I haven’t had cake in months, when in fact I was eating cake all weekend. Damn, that cake looks good!
What a beautiful looking cake! I always love checking in to see your beautiful creations!
Wish I could’ve had a slice this morning…
Orange and chocolate are irresistible together, Joy. Your cake is beautiful!
I love this combination of orange and chocolate! And I love bundt cakes - I am in heaven over this recipe!
You’ve certainly got me dreaming about a piece of this cake, looks awesome!
Looks great. I love Bundts with sour cream in them…so moist.
You’re right - chocolate and orange is a terrific combination. I can’t help but laugh though - every time I see a bundt cake I remember the Seinfeld episode about bundt cakes. If you haven’t seen it - check it out on YouTube - it’s hysterical.
that looks beautiful Joy! looks rich and moist! and I too love chocolate and orange together:)
Yum - one of my favorite combinations. The photos are beautiful and the cake looks very good. I’m going to have to give this a try!
This cake says perfection to me!
Do you think this would work with a strawberry infused bundt cake instead of orange? I love the combo of strawberries and chocolate, so I’m curious how it would taste in cake form…
Oh my- I need to make this!!! I love poundcakes, and I love chocolate and orange!
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I’m a recent convert to the chocolate and orange combo and this looks delicious!
I just made this today. I haven’t cut into it yet but it looks and smells delicious!
I didn’t have orange extract so I used zest of two oranges and it certainly smells orangey.
never had this, but it looks great!
Love the flavours Joy…have to say that orange & chocolate go together really beautifully! I haven’t made a pound cake in ages (mainly because of so much butter)…but am now seriously tempted to make one!! Cheers
Yum! My boyfriend loves chocolate and orange, and I haven’t used my new mini bundt pans yet - so this sounds perfect.
Orange and chocolate, my favourite!
I just bought my first bundt pan yesterday, and this cake is the first bundt I’ve ever made. It’s baking now - I’ll let you know how it turns out. It certainly sounds wonderful.
This cake looks awesome! In fact, all the recipes on this site do. I love baking cakes, and I’m going to try this one, earliest possible.
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