Name: Dried Fruits And Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1¼ cup all-purpose flour ((180 g)); ¾ cup sugar ((150 g)); 1 stick unsalted butter ((110 g)); 2 large eggs; ¼ cup milk; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla seeds ((or vanilla extract)); zest of half an orange; pinch of salt; ¼ tsp ground cinnammon; ½ cup chocolate chips ((80 g)); ¼ cup raisins ((35 g)); ¼ cup dried cranberries ((35 g)); 1 cup icing sugar; 1-2 TBSP milk

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This dried fruits and chocolate chip bundt cake is packed with Winter flavors and rich chocolate, topped with a quick and simple glaze. It’s the most delicious Christmas bundt cake!

I tried not to bake too much this year, since we’re in a lockdown and we have no one to share the sweets with. But I couldn’t resist baking another Christmas bundt cake. Do you remember the chocolate hazelnut bundt cake from last year?

I had the idea of making a bundt cake and then my son insisted on us baking a cake. He’s not very friendly with bundt cakes, since they don’t usually include any cream filling. So I tried to find a way to make him love it. And found the perfect solution.

Adding lots of chocolate and dried fruits did the job. He’s a big fan of both! And I love how they made the cake a bit juicier and creamier. We also added some orange zest, because it’s almost Christmas and you can’t have Christmas without some orange zest, right? For me, it’s one of the most distinct flavors of Christmas.

It’s super easy to make this dried fruits and chocolate chip bundt cake!

One of the reasons I love bundt cakes is how easy they are to make and how well they usually last in terms of freshness. Definitely not in terms of not-eating them, because we finished it in a day!

All you need to do to make a perfect bundt cake is beat sugar and butter together. There’s not so much butter in this recipe, so don’t get scared if the mixture is not as fluffy as for example a buttercream. It still needs to get airy and brighter, though. You add the eggs one at a time and finish with flour and milk. At the very end, you add chocolate chips and dried fruits and pour it all in a bundt pan.

It’s a very simple cake and you can eat it as is or make a simple glaze with icing sugar and milk.

Dried Fruits And Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

Course Dessert

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Author Anja Burgar

Ingredients

1¼ cup all-purpose flour (180 g)
¾ cup sugar (150 g)
1 stick unsalted butter (110 g)
2 large eggs
¼ cup milk
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla seeds (or vanilla extract)
zest of half an orange
pinch of salt
¼ tsp ground cinnammon
½ cup chocolate chips (80 g)
¼ cup raisins (35 g)
¼ cup dried cranberries (35 g)

Simple glaze

1 cup icing sugar
1-2 TBSP milk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and grease a 6-cup bundt cake pan with butter.
In a bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar for 3-4 minutes, until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, and make sure to incorporate the first fully, before adding the second.
Add vanilla and orange zest and mix quickly.
In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined. Then add 1/2 of the milk and mix on low speed. Continue with 1/3 of the flour mixture, followed by 1/2 of the milk, and finishing with the remaining 1/3 of the flour mixture.
Add chocolate chips and dried fruits and use a spatula to gently incorporate them in the batter.
Pour the batter into a greased bundt cake pan and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes. If you're doubling the recipe add 10-15 minutes to the bake.
The bundt cake is done when the toothpick comes out clean.
Wait for 10-15 minutes before removing the bundt cake from the pan.

Simple glaze

For the glaze mix together icing sugar and milk to get a smooth paste. First, start with 1 TBSP of milk and add more, little by little, until you get the consistency you like.

You can find the recipe in Slovene here.