Description
This Chocolate Bundt Cake Christmas Wreath is a rich, festive dessert that turns an easy chocolate cake into a stunning holiday centerpiece. Perfect for Christmas dessert tables, holiday baking, easy recipe planning, and sweet food ideas, this moist bundt cake is topped with silky chocolate ganache and cheerful decorations for a beautiful finish everyone will love.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup hot coffee
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
10 maraschino cherries or red chocolate candies
12 gold candy pearls or chocolate balls
8 small sugared rosemary sprigs or candy holly leaves
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 10 to 12 cup bundt pan very well.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until mostly combined.
5. Slowly add the hot coffee and stir gently until the batter is smooth and evenly blended.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and smooth the top.
7. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs.
8. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack and cool completely.
9. Heat the heavy cream until hot, pour over the chocolate chips, let sit for 1 minute, then stir until smooth to make the ganache.
10. Spoon the ganache over the cooled cake, letting it drip naturally down the sides.
11. Dust lightly with powdered sugar and decorate the top with cherries, gold candies, and sugared rosemary to create a Christmas wreath look.
Notes
Use room temperature eggs and buttermilk for a smoother batter and more even baking.
Let the cake cool completely before adding ganache so the glaze stays thick and glossy.
Decorate just before serving for the freshest and prettiest holiday presentation.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 31g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 65mg