Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces red wine fruity but not too sweet
- 6 ounces apple juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 orange slices
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 whole cinnamon stick
- 1 whole star anise
- 10 ounces flour
- 7 ounces sugar
- 7 ounces brown sugar
- 4 ounces cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 8 ounces buttermilk
- 8 ounces hot spiced wine
- 4 ounces vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 9 ounces milk chocolate chips
- 2 ounces unsalted butter cut into small pieces
- 1 ounce powdered sugar
- 5 ounces hot spiced red wine
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and prepare a bundt pan with cake goop or butter and cocoa powder.
- In a medium saucepan, combine red wine, apple juice, honey, orange slices, cloves, cinnamon stick, and star anise. Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
- Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, reserving 1 cup hot spiced wine for the batter and ½ cup for the glaze.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix in eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until just combined.
- Slowly stir in 1 cup of hot spiced wine until the batter is thin.
- Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes until a skewer comes out with moist crumbs.
- Trim off the cake dome for a flat base, cool in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the glaze, combine milk chocolate chips and butter in a bowl and microwave until smooth. Whisk in powdered sugar and cooled spiced wine until smooth and pourable.
- Pour the glaze over the cooled cake and let it set for 10 minutes.
Notes
Ensure your eggs and buttermilk are at room temperature for better mixing.
Cover the cake with plastic wrap to keep it moist if not serving immediately.
Feel free to substitute the milk chocolate with dark chocolate for a richer taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Nutritional information is an estimate. The nutritional values for your final dish may vary based on measuring differences and products used.