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Cinnamon Chocolate Bundt Cake …Mmmmmmm!

2009/04/18 / 36 Comments

“I love it. Who wouldn’t like the smell of chocolate?”
Maria Negron

2009 04 15

And yet another gem from Mary @ The Food Librarian. One look at the Cinnamon Chocolate Bundt Cake & I knew it was on my ‘to do very quick’ list. She made it 4 times in that particular week, for friends, colleagues etc, & had the recipe memorised by the end of it. Mary got the recipe from another beautiful blog that I discovered thanks to this cake, Vintage Visuals that Ellie writes. A refreshing place to visit, lovely pictures & a supre lot of recipes waiting to be tried. Time to boookmark again!!2009 04 17This is one smart looking bundt, & is deliciously healthy coz it uses part butter/part oil. Another good thing is that it remains moist & soft when refrigerated, because of the oil . A keeper of a recipe … chocolaty to the hilt, & one that can be stored in the head … LOL!! This cake makes me want to get another bundt pan because the one & only one I own is getting used too often. Aaargh, another addition to my wish list!!2009 04 14+choc+cinnamon+bundt+food+librarian1I made my second one last night for the kids school snack box. Skipped the cinnamon this time, & added some instant coffee instead. YUM again. Might just add some chopped walnuts next time. Do let it cool well in the pan though because I learnt the hard way last night. Was tired, & wanted to wrap up quick, so almost had a situation of sorts.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE
Adapted from The Food Librarian,
who got the recipe from Vintage Visuals
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
5 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup wholewheat flour (a change I made)
1 3/4 cups sugar (reduced from 2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk (I substituted it with 1/2 cup milk + 1/2 tsp vinegar; stand for 5 minutes)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Method:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a large bundt pan with cooking spray. Put butter, water, oil, and cocoa in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together both flours, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Then, add the buttermilk and baking soda. Mix together the eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla in a small bowl, and add to the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 25 minutes. Allow cake to cool completely in the pan.

Posted by Deeba @ PAB

About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

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36 Comments

  • ThePurpleFoodie

    2009/04/18 at 6:00 am Reply

    Cinnamon and chocolate sounds like a wonderful combination. Now I need to go buy myself a bundt pan!

  • Mary

    2009/04/18 at 9:51 am Reply

    WOW i love this cake so chocolately , i’m going to copy your recipe so i can try it out myself , thanks!

  • Gloria

    2009/04/18 at 12:44 pm Reply

    What really nice pictures and nice cake!! look wonderful, Deeba as always, you are an artist!!!xoxoxoxoxoGloria

  • Elra

    2009/04/18 at 2:57 pm Reply

    I can sense how much you like this cake by just reading the title, mmmmmhhhh! Look delish and elegant Dee! Have a great week end!
    Cheers,
    elra

  • Manggy

    2009/04/18 at 3:08 pm Reply

    Hahaha, you don’t need a new pan, only to take care of the one you currently have!

    Looks so moist and delicious! 🙂

  • Ellie

    2009/04/18 at 4:49 pm Reply

    The Food Librarian is the best! She got this recipe from me – I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s been a family favorite for many years.

  • alskamom

    2009/04/18 at 4:53 pm Reply

    Cinnamon and Chocolate go beautifully together, and this cake really showcases that well. Great job!

  • Helene

    2009/04/18 at 5:03 pm Reply

    I’m so tempted now to make this. What a beautiful creation. Great pictures arrangement. Have a great week-end.

  • Nandini Vishwanath

    2009/04/18 at 8:02 pm Reply

    I love the dark colour. Deeba, Ina Garten says that adding coffee to a chocolate dessert makes it more chocolatey. Have you observed it to be true?

    Either way, I’d be more than happy to add coffee 😀 to anything. But still, I wanted to clarify!

  • Snooky doodle

    2009/04/18 at 8:22 pm Reply

    I have bookmarked this recipe too. Looks delicious! wish to try it too. You re right walnuts would be a nice addition 🙂

  • The Food Librarian

    2009/04/18 at 8:50 pm Reply

    Oh my goodness! Yours looks so yummy and delicious! What great photos!!! And I see you’ve already made this 2 times! It is definitely a multiple time making recipe. Now, have your memorized it yet? 🙂 So glad it is Ellie’s family recipe – such a keeper!

  • Reeni♥

    2009/04/18 at 9:58 pm Reply

    How moist, dark, rich and delicious! What a lovely treat! I would love to find that in my lunchbox!

  • Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)

    2009/04/18 at 11:26 pm Reply

    Collecting Bundt pans is one of my hobbies, though I rarely use them! I love the different shapes, and I love looking for old pans at yard sales and flea markets. I’ll have to try this recipe…. but which pan to choose?!

  • Poornima Nair

    2009/04/19 at 2:56 am Reply

    Thats such an easy and wonderful recipe Deeba..all that cocoa must make it incredibly chocolatey…I have it bookmarked.

  • noble pig

    2009/04/19 at 3:08 pm Reply

    I love cinnamon and chocolate. It sounds absolutely wonderful. And the chocolate looks so addictive…well, I just know it is!

  • RecipeGirl

    2009/04/19 at 4:24 pm Reply

    Shoot, I wish I had viewed this cake recipe a week ago. I had to make a bundt for a school bake sale and this one would have been perfect! Will save for the next one!

  • Soma

    2009/04/19 at 10:20 pm Reply

    So decadent! I made ourselves a choc. & coffee eggless cake ( at last!).. Cinnamon & chocolate is something i haven't used together yet!

  • Maya

    2009/04/20 at 7:53 am Reply

    Hi Deeba

    The cake loohs so moist and yummy. Did you add baking powder to the batter? Did not see it in list of ingredients.

  • Jamie

    2009/04/20 at 9:59 am Reply

    Fantastic! Cinnamon and chocolate are my passion and this looks so scrumptious and moist and delicious. I just copied the recipe to try!

  • Sue

    2010/06/20 at 2:38 am Reply

    I tried it yesterday. 10 minutes at 900W in the microwave in a silicone pan. It came out lovely. Thanks so much for the recipe. 🙂

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