This Chocolate Bundt Cake is a moist cake with rich chocolate flavor perfect for the chocolate lovers in your life, and it's low in calories and fat, making a light dessert recipe you won't feel guilty about enjoying! Peanut Butter Caramel Drizzle is optional!

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If you are craving a chocolate cake recipe that's both rich in flavor and lighter on the guilt scale then you need to look than this Chocolate Bundt Cake with Peanut Butter Caramel Drizzle. This easy recipe boasts a rich chocolate flavor keeping the fat and calorie count lower than your typical bundt cake. It is the perfect indulgence for all chocolate lovers and perfect for special occasions.

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❤️ Why you'll love it

Guilty Pleasure Without the Guilt: Cure your chocolate cravings without compromising your calorie intake.

Rich Chocolate Flavor: Indulge in the richness of chocolate, enhanced by the flavor of coffee, creating a depth of flavor in every bite.

Easy Chocolate Bundt Cake: this easy recipe uses simple ingredients and produces a moist chocolate cake experience.

🥘 Ingredients for Chocolate Bundt Cake

All-purpose flour

Granulated white sugar

Unsweetened cocoa powder

Baking soda

Salt

Unsalted butter

Large eggs

Milk

Instant coffee

Vanilla extract

Caramel Sauce and Reduced Fat Peanut Butter (if making the caramel drizzle)

Why These Ingredients:

Instant Coffee: Enhances the chocolate flavor, adding a depth that'll make your taste buds dance.

Egg Whites and Yolk: Strikes the perfect balance, ensuring a moist and tender crumb without unnecessary fat.

Unsalted Butter: Allows you to control the salt level, maintaining the ideal flavor profile.

🔪 Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a bundt cake pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl using an electric hand mixer, combine butter, egg yolk, egg whites, milk, instant coffee and vanilla extract.
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients using an electric hand mixer low speed, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl periodically, until all flour mixture is incorporated.
Turn hand mixer speed to medium and mix cake batter for to more minutes.
Pour cake batter into prepared bundt pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake for 35 minutes in preheated oven or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Let cake cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove cake from pan.
If desired, drizzle cooled cake with Peanut Butter Caramel Drizzle.

🥄 Equipment

6-cup Bundt cake pan

Large and medium bowls

Whisk

Electric mixer

Measuring cups and spoons

Rubber spatula

🥫Storage

Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.

📖 Variations

Double Chocolate Bundt Cake: Stir a cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips into the cake batter for an extra dose of chocolate

Dark Chocolate Drizzle: melt dark chocolate chips with a touch of heavy cream to create a chocolate drizzle for the top of the cake.

Chocolate Layer Cake: bake cake in 2 8-inch cake pans and frost with chocolate buttercream or cream cheese frosting.

💭 Tips

Cocoa substitution: use dutch-processed cocoa powder instead of unsweetened for a richer, smoother chocolate flavor.

Fans of deep chocolate flavors will love these Baked Chocolate Mocha Doughnuts.

This Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake is light and airy and oh so delicious.

Irish Cream Pound Cake is perfect for St. Patrick's Day and other special occasions.

Looking for a delicious bundt cake for Easter? Try this Lemon Bundt Cake!

If you love boozy cakes, then you will love this decadent Chocolate Kahlua Bundt Cake.

🍽 Serve with..

Serve Chocolate Bundt Cake with a glass of cold milk, a cup of hot coffee or tea.

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📖 Recipe

Chocolate Bundt Cake with Caramel Peanut Butter Drizzle

Shelby Law Ruttan

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 243 kcal

Equipment

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup unsalted butter , melted
2 large egg whites , room temperature
1 large egg , room temperature
½ cup milk
1 tablespoon instant coffee
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Cooking spray flour for dusting or use the Pam cooking spray with flour for baking
Fleur de sel to garnish optional

Peanut Butter Caramel Drizzle (Optional)

¼ cup caramel sauce
¼ cup peanut butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a bundt cake pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl using an electric hand mixer, combine butter, egg yolk, egg whites, milk, instant coffee and vanilla extract.
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients using an electric hand mixer low speed, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl periodically, until all flour mixture is incorporated.
Turn hand mixer speed to medium and mix cake batter for to more minutes.
Pour cake batter into prepared bundt pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake for 35 minutes in preheated oven or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Let cake cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove cake from pan.

For the optional Peanut Butter Caramel Sauce

If using the peanut butter caramel sauce, heat caramel in microwave 30 seconds, or until hot. Remove caramel from microwave and heat the peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds. Add the hot caramel sauce to the melted peanut butter and stir to combine., drizzle cooled cake with Peanut Butter Caramel Drizzle

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 6gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 240mgPotassium: 211mgFiber: 2gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 242IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mgNet Carbohydrates: 34g

Keyword Chocolate Bundt Cake

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Chocolate Bundt Cake with Peanut Butter Caramel Drizzle

❤️ Why you'll love it