Chocolate Lovers Bundt Cake

This recipe is from Tast of Home, I've made a lot of chocolate bundts from a cake mix but I wanted one that was from scratch. It almost like a chocolate pound cake.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Cake

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 3  cups sugar
• 6  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup  baking cocoa
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup sour cream (8 oz container)
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips

• Glaze

• 2⁄3 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1⁄4 cup butter, cut into cubes
• 1  cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  almonds

Directions

1. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
3. Stir in extracts.
4. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda in a small bowl, add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream.
5. Beat just until combined, do not over mix.
6. Stir in chocolate chips.
7. Pour into a well greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
8. Bake at 325 for 75-90 minutes or until cake tester inserted near the center comes out clean.
9. Cool for ten minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Run a metal spatula or butter knife around sides of pan to loosen cake first.
11. Combine the chocolate chips, cream and butter in a saucepan.
12. Cook; stir constantly over low heat until smooth.
13. Cool slightly.
14. Gradually whisk in confectioners sugar.
15. Stir in extract.
16. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with almonds.