Chocolate Bundt Cake With Peppermint Glaze

Daymented's Note:

I love making this just when the Christmas season starts - it totally gets me in the spirit of the holidays! (This actually tastes better the next day, in my opinion)

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 16

• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon cocoa
• 1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
• 1 (4 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips

glaze

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract or 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract, to taste
• 2 tablespoons crushed candy canes (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C).
2. Grease and flour a Bundt pan- mix the cocoa with the flour so it doesn't leave a white coating on the cake.
3. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil, eggs, water, sour cream, and vanilla.
4. Beat until smooth.
5. Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake for 1 hour- but check it after 55 minutes just in case.
8. Allow to cool.
9. In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar with peppermint extract (to taste- adjust as necessary), then mix a few drops of hot water.
10. Stir stir stir.
11. If it's too thick, add another couple drops of water.
12. Drizzle over turned out cake.
13. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes, if you got`em.

Reviews

[whtbxrmom]

If you don't have candy canes, make this anyway! My guests came early and
I didn't have time to chop up the candy canes so I just left them off. I still got lots of praise and several request for the recipe. We will be making this again!

[Heather J]

Made this on Christmas Eve and it was amazingly moist! I used canola instead of vegetable oil and crushed a dozen peppermint candies on top. Heavenly - definitely 'special occasion' worthy.

[Lizzymommy]

I, too, made this on Xmas Eve for our Xmas Day Dinner - it was a smash hit, and so very lovely. My one concern was that I couldn't find a 1 1/2 ounce box of pudding mix - it was something like 4 oz. I just dumped the whole thing in there anyway! (My rum cake is similar proportions and uses the same size box) Came out beautifully moist and delicious. I'm looking forward to leftovers tomorrow with coffee!