How to Make Chocolate Bundt Cake

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil provides a unique flavor while canola is often cheaper.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chopped chocolate

Dark chocolate has less sugar and can be more affordable.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed but granulated is usually cheaper.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease and flour a standard size bundt pan (make sure to grease it really well so the cake doesn't stick).

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, set aside.

Add butter to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once butter has melted, stir in oil, cocoa powder and water and bring mixture just to a boil, whisking constantly. Pour hot butter mixture into flour mixture and stir.

Stir in buttermilk, eggs and vanilla and whisk mixture until well combined. Fold in mini chocolate chips, if using.

Pour mixture into prepared bundt pan and bake 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.

Cool cake in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Once cake has cooled, make ganache.

Place cream in a large microwave safe bowl and heat for about 2 minutes, or until the cream is simmering. Carefully pour chocolate chips into cream and allow mixture to sit for 5 minutes. Whisk the chocolate and cream until shiny and smooth, about 1 minute.

Use a large spoon to drizzle the ganache over the cooled cake. Sprinkle with remaining mini chocolate chips, if desired.

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