Chocolate Coffee Bundt Cake

HOUSEMANAGER (Charlene)'s Note:

Here's a deep decadent cake inspired by Duncan Hines. This one is especially for all you coffee lovers out there.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

Cake

• vegetable shortening, for greasing the pan
• flour, for dusting the pan
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup coffee liqueur
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Glaze

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup prepared black coffee
• 1/4 cup coffee liqueur
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions:

1. COMBINE in a large mixer bowl cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, liqueur and cinnamon; Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes; Stir in chocolate chips; Spread batter evenly in prepared 10 inch bundt pan, greased and floured.
2. BAKE for 50 to 55 minutes; Cool 20 minutes on wire rack, then remove from pan and cool completely on rack set over waxed paper.
3. COMBINE in a small saucepan granulated sugar, butter and coffee; Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar, then boil 3 minutes; Remove from heat, stir in liqueur; Let cool.
4. POKE holes over surface of warm cake with fork and brush half of glaze over cake, letting it soak in for about 1o minutes; Brush remaining glaze over cake; Cool completely; Dust with confectioner’s sugar.

Reviews

[mandabears]

this cake was incredible. we had 4 guests for new years day and dh and me and the cake was inhaled. you could not tell it was made from a mix, it was terrific and new family tradition. forgot the 5 stars the first time i reviewed the recipe, oops.

[Chef Mom in Blue Point]

Wow! I made this cake for a New Year's Day brunch and it was a huge hit. If you love chocolate and coffee like I do, then this cake is for you. It couldn't be easier to make, and it comes out moist and dense like a cake made from scratch. The glaze makes the cake. The only thing I didn't have was the coffee liqueur, so I just made super strong coffee, used that in its place, and it turned out fine. A definite keeper!