Best Chocolate Applesauce Bundt Cake Recipes

Chocolate Applesauce Bundt Cake image

Provided by Irmgard

Categories Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 12-16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/3 cups applesauce
1/2 cup buttermilk
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup whipping cream
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
18 hazelnuts, toasted and peeled

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Grease and sugar a 10-cup Bundt pan.
Beat the butter, oil and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Beat in the vanilla.
In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Whisk the buttermilk and applesauce together.
Add the flour to the butter mixture, alternating with the applesauce mixture, mixing well after each addition.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 60 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
For the glaze, heat the cream to just below a simmer and pour over the chopped chocolate.
Let sit for one minute then stir to smooth out.
Stir in the butter to melt in and thicken the glaze.
Pour over the top of the cake and let drip down the sides.
Garnish with the hazelnuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 570.7, Fat 33.6, SaturatedFat 15.9, Cholesterol 86.5, Sodium 339.6, Carbohydrate 67.7, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 40.2, Protein 5.8

APPLESAUCE-CHOCOLATE CHIP BUNDT CAKE image

Yield 12 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup vegetable oil
7 tbls unsalted butter, melted
One 12-ounce bag semisweet-chocolate chips
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan. In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, cloves and pepper. Whisk in the applesauce, eggs, oil and melted butter. Fold in the chocolate chips. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs attached. Transfer the pan to a rack and let the cake cool for 10 minutes, then invert it onto the rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes. Sift confectioners' sugar over the cake, slice and serve.