Name: Otis's Easy Moist Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe (Made from scratch)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: PT-490720H59M51S
Total time: PT-490720H59M51S
Cuisine: N/A
Ingredients: 2-1/2 Cups White Sugar; 1-3/4 Cups All Purpose Flour; 3/4 Cups Hershey’s Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; 2 Tsp Baking Powder; 1 Tsp Baking Soda; 1 Tsp Salt; 1 Cup Hot Water; 1 Cup Buttermilk; 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil; 1/2 Cup Butter, melted; 3 Egg Yolks; 2 Tsp Vanilla; Pam Non-Stick Baking Spray; 2 Tbs All-Purpose Flour; 2 Tsp Vegetable Oil; 3-1/2 Cups Confectioner’s Sugar; 1/2 Cup Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder; 1/2 Cup Butter, melted; 1/4 Cup Milk; 2 Tsp Vanilla

Description

Super moist crowd-pleasing classic chocolate bundt cake recipe made easy from scratch. The perfect gift for chocolate lovers and a cake the family would love for movie night.

Ingredients

Dry ingredients

2–1/2 Cups White Sugar
1–3/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
3/4 Cups Hershey’s Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Tsp Salt

Wet ingredients

1 Cup Hot Water
1 Cup Buttermilk
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 Cup Butter, melted
3 Egg Yolks
2 Tsp Vanilla

Baking pan

Pam Non-Stick Baking Spray
2 Tbs All-Purpose Flour
2 Tsp Vegetable Oil

Frosting

3–1/2 Cups Confectioner’s Sugar
1/2 Cup Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder
1/2 Cup Butter, melted
1/4 Cup Milk
2 Tsp Vanilla

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Instructions

Sift dry ingredients as you add them to a big mixing bowl, then whisk well.
Melt the butter in a skillet or microwave, then set it aside until it chills.
After it chills, add it to a mixing bowl with the buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, then stir well.
Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites, add them to the wet mixture, and blend well with a hand mixer on low speed.
Preheat the oven to 350°F
Place a small pot of water over high heat until it comes to a rolling boil.
Meanwhile, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, then blend well with a hand mixer on low speed just until everything is well incorporated.
Once the water comes to a boil, scoop out a cup worth, add it to the cake mix, then blend it in with the hand mixer on low speed.
Wipe some oil around all parts of the cake pan and lightly spray all parts with Pam spray.
Add the flour, shake the pan to ensure all parts are well-coated, then flip it upside down and hit the back to remove any excess flour.
Pour the cake mix into the cake pan, then lift it an inch above the table or counter and drop it. Do this 3 times.
Place the pan on the lower rack in the oven and bake for 1 hour, then remove it and let it chill.
FROSTING: Add all the frosting ingredients to a medium mixing bowl, then whisk until it’s nice and smooth.
Once the cake cools, place a wide plate over it and turn it upside down to remove it from the pan.
Pour 1/3rd of the frosting over the cake and make sure all parts are covered, then set the frosting in the refrigerator to chill.
Gently brush the remaining frosting over the cake once the frosting stiffens.