Chocolate Caramel Bundt Cake!
Hey My Sweet Tooths and Chocoholics (I admit I am one of each!)
I am finally making my first baking post in a looong time! I guess when you get consumed with work and life you tend to not have time to do what you love! Well I finally took the time to test out a recipe that I have been trying to make for the longest! Well it all started when I stumbled on the recipe online while looking for a new cake recipe to try out. The recipe ended up on allrecipes.com. I have to say allrecipes.com is one of my top sites to look for recipes because it not only has all kinds of sweet and savory recipes but the reviews are honest and really helpful. While on the cake hunt I happen to have found a recipe called “Better than Sex Cake”. The name alone would make anyone stop and be like for real?! So I looked through the recipe and I thought why not give it a try! The combination of chocolate and caramel with sweetened condensed milk, I was like that’s my kinda combo!
Example of Better Than Sex Cake : allrecipes.com Image from Erica
I decided to make it with my sister as something fun to do on a cold day. The process was a lot of fun to make but heres the thing. I kinda winged the recipe LOL. I had thought I memorized the recipe in my head but I did not make the exact recipe and made something entirely different! (I blame it on my sister for making me laugh and distracting me LOL) I have to say I still like the results and the cake was flavorful and very rich. So without further ado here is Chocolate Caramel Bundt Cake!
Ingredients:
- 1 box of Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (I used Betty Crocker)
- 1 and 1/4 cup of Carnation Whole Milk
- 1 can of Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1/2 cup of Melted (Unsalted) Butter or Margarine (cooled)
- 3 Eggs
- 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract
- 1 box of Chocolate Fudge Instant Pudding Mix
- 1 jar of Caramel Sauce
- (Optional) 1/2-1 cup of Chocolate Chips to melt for chocolate drizzle
- Utensils and Gadgets
- Whisk
- Rubber Spatula
- Wooden or Plastic Mixing Spoon
- Baking Nonstick Spray w/ Flour
- Large and Medium Mixing bowls
- Standard Bundt Pan
- Wire Cooling Racks
- (Optional) Decorative Squeeze Bottles for chocolate and caramel (Can be found in craft stores such as Michaels and AC Moore)
Directions:
- Preheat your oven at 350 degrees F and spray your Bundt Pan
- In a Large Bowl add in your dry ingredients: Chocolate Cake and pudding mix and mix together with a whisk till combined
Cake and Pudding Mix
- In a Medium Size bowl add your wet ingredients: Whole Milk, Melted Butter, Eggs, and Vanilla Extract and whisk till combined
Egg and Milk Mixture
- Pour your milk and egg mixture to your cake mix bowl and mix till combined**cake batter will be very thick. (**The reason why I like this method of combining your dry and wet ingredients is your cake batter will mix more efficiently and your cake will have a fine texture)
Chocolate Cake Batter
- Pour Cake batter in your greased bundt pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or till cake springs back when you touch it or toothpick method
Before Baked
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After it is Baked
Once cake is done remove from oven and poke holes throughout cake with either a toothpick or knife and pour sweetened condensed milk. Once soaked in take your wire rack or even your cake plate and flip cake over (**WARNING!!!: By mistake I had left the cake soaked in the sweet condensed milk for WAY t0o long and it had become stuck in the pan! (I told you my sister distracted me!) So my friends if your cake does become stuck, DO NOT PANIC! Just simple put your pan carefully in a hot water bath for a couple of minutes and your cake will come right out unharmed. DO NOT FORCE IT OUT!)
Sweet Condensed Milk being poured into cake
- Once cake is ready and cooled, drizzle both caramel and chocolate onto the cake. I used my decorative tubes to make the drizzle easier and there a great investment for any baking project!
- Serve and enjoy!
Chocolate Caramel Bundt Cake!
The chocolate cake is rich with flavor and quite delicious. I had made a cake for my family and for my coworkers and they had both enjoyed the cake very much. I hope some of you may even try out this recipe and let me know what you think! I have to say I had a lot of fun making this with my sister. During that time we caught up with stuff going on in our lives, joked around A LOT and I even taught her a couple baking tips. So next time you bake, do it with someone you love, whether your sibling, child, significant other, or a friend; you will see how much fun you will really have! So my friends hope you get inspired with a new baking recipe and even if you get distracted you never know what delicious creations you come up with!
Happy Baking 🙂
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