This is a basic red wine cake modified from a recipe I found while looking for Red Wine Cakes.
Red Wine Chocolate Bundt Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour (9 oz)
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 scant teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
3/4 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
8 oz unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup red wine
1/3 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 10 inch Bundt pan with flour-added cooking spray.
Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa powder; set aside.
Beat butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl, using high speed of electric mixer, until fluffy. Beat in oil, then add eggs one at a time, beating well.
Add flour mixture to butter mixture gradually, alternating with wine. Stir in chips.
Pour into the bundt pan and bake for 50-55 minutes. Note: I used a black Bundt pan. If you are using a heavy lighter colored Bundt pan, bake at 350.
Cool on cooling rack for 10 minutes. Flip from pan and let cool completely before serving.
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Red wine and chocolate – like music to my ears!
It’s always fun and rewarding to find a good, inexpensive wine – we love Old Moon Zinfandel from Trader Joes, only $4.99 a bottle – but you do end up with some clunkers in the hunt sometimes, don’t you? I’ve tasted wines that I could feel the headache in the first sip. Not a good sign.
Sounds like a yummy cake. I’ve never made a red wine chocolate cake, I may just have to try this one! Of course, that means I have to open a bottle of red wine – oh darn…
Red wine, chocolate, and spices, yes please!! This cake sounds perfect. I’m sitting down to watch some television, and I would love a slice of this awesome-looking cake right now (I’d like this much more than any glass of wine)!
That’s a great idea. Living alone I often have a cup or two leftover from bottles of wine so this is the perfect solution.
What a great idea! Sounds delicious!
Todd actually liked it so I guess it was a good use of bad wine.
I was going to ask if you liked it and saw the above comment. I love trying new recipes with wine in them.
Yum! Sounds great, I’ll definetely have to make this. On another note, have you heard of the Vinturi? It is a wine aerator that is amazing! It can make bad wine taste decent and good wine great! You just hold it over your glass and pour your wine through it – very convenient, doesn’t require decanters, etc.. It runs around $35 online and it’s worth every penny, trust me! My husband & I do taste tests every time we open a bottle and we also always do it with company and all of us are amazed every time.
hi anna!
hope you and the family had a lovely valentine’s day!
they say you should never cook with a wine that isn’t worth drinking on it’s own – the “theys” i have heard/read this from are quite numbered and people whom i often look to for foodie advice/recipes/inspiration. as i don’t personally consume enough wine to consider myself an enthusiast i cannot say that i speak from experience(i am a champagne kind of girl).
that being said – i know you can find some wonderful wines on the cheap – but i would never buy them without research – be it on line or with a wine specialist.
one of the best websites i have found for wine ratings (whereby i actually agree with most of their evaluations) is at wineenthusiast.com – here is the link for the buying guide where you can see the rating on almost any type of wine you could imagine :
http://www.winemag.com/buyingguide/search.asp?db=
glad you found a use for the wine.
i will try to do a search for things to do with bad wine – other than making jelly, vinegar or dumping it on a compost heap.
This looks great! What’s better than combining two great ingredients like wine and chocolate?!