Okay you guys, I have a new favorite holiday recipe! This recipe is so yummy! It is a Peppermint Bark Chocolate Bundt Cake! It has delicious, moist chocolate cake, topped with a thick peppermint glaze, and finished with chunks of Ghirardelli peppermint bark squares and crushed candy canes. If you like chocolate and peppermint, this recipe is for you! It’s so fun and festive and pretty! Make it with me!
Christmas Peppermint Bundt Cake
This Peppermint Bark Chocolate Bundt Cake recipe is fun, flavorful, and festive! You need to make this for your holiday parties! It’s perfect for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or even New Years’!
It’s an amazing flavor combination that your guests will love!
The cake is chocolatey and wonderful and the addition of peppermint is a real treat! You can use any peppermint flavored candy you want, but I like using crushed candy canes and chopped up peppermint bark.
What You’ll Need to Make this Chocolate Bundt Cake
cocoa powder
sugar
all purpose flour
baking soda
baking powder
box chocolate pudding mix
vegetable oil
4 eggs
hot water
sour cream
vanilla extract
chocolate chips
What You’ll Need for The Peppermint Chocolate Glaze & Toppings
powdered sugar
cocoa powder
milk
peppermint extract
Crushed peppermint candy canes
Chopped Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Squares
How to Make This Peppermint Bark Bundt Cake
Preheat oven to 350.
In a electric mixing bowl, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and chocolate pudding. Next, add in the vegetable oil, eggs, hot water, sour cream, and vanilla and beat until well combine. Remove from mixer and fold in chocolate chips.
Grease the bundt pan well. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, until the toothpick comes out clean.
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Chocolate Peppermint Bundt Cake
Peppermint Bark Chocolate Bundt Cakehas delicious, moist chocolate cake, topped with a thick peppermint glaze, and finished with chunks of Ghirardelli peppermint bark squares and crushed candy canes.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 4 ounce box chocolate pudding mix
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
For the Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
For Toppings
- Crushed peppermint candy canes
- Chopped Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Squares
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In an electric mixing bowl, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and chocolate pudding. Next, add in the vegetable oil, eggs, hot water, sour cream, and vanilla and beat until well combined. Remove from mixer and fold in chocolate chips.
- Grease the bundt pan well. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, until the toothpick comes out clean.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, milk, and peppermint extract until smooth. You should get a nice drip when you lift the spoon.
- After the cake has cooled, top with peppermint glaze, and finish with chopped Ghirardelli pieces and crushed candy canes.
