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This chocolate Easter Bundt cake is perfect for both children and adults. It's a rich moist cake, covered in a creamy chocolate ganache that your fork will want to dive into.
Easy to make and cook, the only problem you will have is waiting for the cake to cool so you can eat it!
Perfect to make for a crowd, or just lots to enjoy for the family - it's up to you.
Bon appétit!
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What are the ingredients?
This is the perfect cake if you haven't had the chance to get to the shops as you will probably have everything for the basic cake already in your cupboards. The only essential item is the Bundt tin itself so here's what you will need:
- softened butter - for a richer cake
- soft light brown sugar - this will give it a fudgier texture than plain granulated sugar
- self raising flour - if you don't have this add half a teaspoon of baking powder per 100g/half a cup but note this is not the same as baking soda
- unsweetened cocoa powder - not drinking chocolate
- eggs - 1 always use large
- chocolate eggs to decorate - mine were quite large ones but use whatever you prefer or not at all!
For the ganache:
- plain chocolate - preferably at least 50% cocoa solids for a real chocolate hit
- double or heavy cream
How to make the cake
The is chocolate Easter Bundt cake is really simple to make.
Start by preparing the Bundt tin. Use some softened butter to grease the tin. Now add a tablespoon of cocoa powder and shake it around until all the butter is covered. This will make sure that the cake comes out of the pan cleanly.
You can use a food mixer but it is just as easy to use a bowl and a wooden spoon. Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
Stir together the flour and cocoa and sieve into a bowl.
Gradually beat in the eggs, one at a time with a tablespoon of the flour mixture. This will help to prevent the eggs from curdling.
Use a metal spoon to fold in the remaining flour carefully.
Spoon the cake mixture into the tin and bake at 180C/350F/Gas4 for 25-30 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Leave to cool for 5 minutes in the tin then turn out onto a rack to cool.
How to make the chocolate ganache
In the meantime make the chocolate ganache topping.
Chop plain chocolate into small pieces and place in a heatproof bowl.
Heat the cream until it is almost simmering then remove from the heat and pour over the chocolate.
Leave for 10 minutes and then whisk until the chocolate melts.
Pour over the cake and decorate with chocolate eggs and leave to set at room temperature.
Recipe FAQs
The name Bundt relates to the type of tin that the cake is baked in. As the tin has a central funnel, more of the cake mix is
I’ve added a rich ganache icing but you could swap it with a simple icing sugar glaze with cocoa powder.
All you need is a ratio of 125g icing sugar, and in this case replace 25g with cocoa powder, and a tablespoon of warm water. Sift the icing sugar and cocoa together and then gradually stir in the warm water. Adjust the ingredients if you need to until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
Drizzle over the chocolate cake and leave to set. The outside will be set and shiny and the underneath will be soft, depending on the thickness.
This chocolate Bundt cake is perfect for sharing at Easter teatime or as a mid morning treat at any time of the year!
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📋 Recipe
Chocolate Easter Bundt Cake with Ganache.
Ingredients
- 225 g butter Softened
- 225 g light brown sugar
- 200 g self raising flour
- 7 tablespoon cocoa Extra for dredging
- 4 eggs Beaten
- chocolate eggs to decorate
For the ganache
- 200 g plain chocolate
- 200 g double cream
Instructions
- Grease and dredge with cocoa a 23 cm Bundt tin.
- Beat together the sugar and butter until fluffy.
- Add the eggs gradually, beating after each addition.
- Mix together the flour and cocoa and sift into the batter.
- Fold the flour into the mixture carefully with a metal spoon before spooning into the cake tin.
- Bake at 180 C for 25-30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes then turn onto a wire rack.
- Chop the chocolate into small pieces and place in a bowl.
- Heat the cream until just under boiling point and then pour over the chocolate.
- Leave the mixture for 10 minutes then whisk to combine.
- Pour the mixture over the cake and decorate with chocolate eggs.
- Leave to set for about 2 hours at room temperature.
Notes
Disclaimer: The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
Detailed instructions for this recipe, including step by step photographs, hints and tips, can be found in the main article.
Jen
Wow! This looks perfectly decadent. My youngest is a chocoholic, haha (takes after me) so I know this is going to be a hit.
Vicky
What an awesome, special dessert to create for Easter!
Dannii
I am so excited for all the Easter recipes and this looks like a great place to start. The ganache looks amazing.
Julia
This sounds amazing. Love that you don't need many ingredients to make this cake!
Andrea
This is a chocolate lover's dream! I love that it's covered with ganache. I appreciate the tip about using cocoa to dust the greased pan. I usually go for flour, but cocoa is better here!
Amanda
Thanks Veena. It's really dark and decadent!
Amanda
Thanks Beth. There's always lots of helpers with the bowl cleaning!
Amanda
Thanks Susan. That's really kind. When you are busy it's great to be able to make a cake without a huge shopping list.
susan | the wimpy vegetarian
oh my gosh this looks so richly chocolate!! This would be a huge hit here! What a great idea for Easter!!! And I really love that it doesn't have a bazillion ingredients to get something so delicious!
Beth Sachs
This Chocolate Bundt cake looks so yummy....especially the ganache.
Veena Azmanov
I am drooling with the looks of this Chocolate and moist yummy Bundt Cake. Nothing like making one for my next Party.
Amanda
Thanks Dannii!
Amanda
Thanks Emma. It's on my list!
Emma
Wow this looks so decadent! Roll on Easter!!!
Dannii
That cake looks so chocolately and delicious. Perfect for an Easter egg hunt.
Amanda
Thanks Melve. I agree! It's easy to just change or omit the decoration to make this cake great for all year round.
Amanda
Thanks Michelle. I really wanted to create something that could be made really easily from the cupboard as there's not always the money or time to make something too elaborate!
Michelle
OMG...can I just lick my screen now? The ganache on this...perfect! I love that this chocolate cake recipe is simple and has no funky weird ingredients. Everything you'd expect from a delicious moist cake.
melve
Beautiful, we always love chocolate cake and this Easter Chocolate Bundt Cake with Ganache is perfect for the kids easter tables and not only for Easter but also for birthdays.
Amanda
Thanks Ramona - that's so kind! The cake doesn't last long around here as we're chocoholics! I hope you like this one.
Amanda
Thanks Megala! Happy Easter to you too 🙂
Ramona
This chocolate bundt cake looks soo scrumtious and that ganache is pure perfection. We just finished eating a chocolate cake but this is definitely the next one - my kids looooove chocolate cakes tremendously. This looks absolutely unmissable. 😉 Thank you so much for sharing.
Megala
This looks amazing, perfect for Easter! Happy Easter !!
Amanda
Thank you Cecilia! My husband is not a cake eater but he loves this one.
Cecilia Gunther
OH MY! This is beautiful. I may very well make this today as I have two tall nephews coming for dinner! thank you! c