The Double Chocolate Donut Cake is a perfect blend of chocolate cake and old fashioned chocolate donut! This is one of the cakes I served at my son TJ’s wedding open house (along with Old Fashioned Buttermilk Donut Cake and Apple Cider Donut Cake).
It was such a fun party and the Donut cakes were definitely a big hit! I got lots of requests for the recipes and posted the other two Donut Cakes awhile ago but forgot about sharing this Chocolate one. It really is a wonderful cake and would be a great addition to your upcoming Thanksgiving feast! It is always nice to have some options other than pie on the dessert table.
Oat Flour
I think the oat flour really is the key to the donut cake. It is the secret to the moist and tender crumb which gives it the donut taste or feel. You may wonder what oat flour is and where to get it. The answer is easy! Simply blend up rolled oats in your blender until you get a nice smooth flour. If I make more than I need, I simply freeze the extra flour for next time.
Chocolate Glaze
The second key to the Double Chocolate Donut Cake is the incredible chocolate glaze or ganache that you drizzle over the top. All you need is chocolate chips (dark or semi sweet), heavy cream and corn syrup. It really is so simple to make this perfect topping for the cake. Once you shower it with sprinkles it will take you back to the old fashioned chocolate donuts you had as a kid (like Dunford donuts) Anyone remember those?! YUMMM
I like to use this Wiltons Perfect Result Bundt Pan–it is a classic shape and a great price!
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Double Chocolate Donut Cake
Ingredients
dry ingredients
- 1 and 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 and 1/2 cups oat flour
- 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
wet ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil (I use melted coconut or canola)
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
glaze
- 1 cup dark or semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp corn syrup
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
garnish
- chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Prepare a bundt pan by carefully buttering the entire surface, and then dusting with cocoa powder or flour. Shake off excess.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the wet ingredients together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and whisk until just combined, but be careful not to over mix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out without any wet cake crumbs attached.
- Set the pan on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Before inverting the pan, it helps to loosen the edges with a small spreading knife first. Go along the outside edges and also the inside edge, gently prying the cake away from the pan to loosen it. Then invert the pan and the cake should slide out.
- Let it cool completely before glazing.
- To make the glaze, put the chocolate and the corn syrup in a bowl. Heat the cream until it comes to a simmer, I think it is easiest to use the microwave for this. Heat it for one minute, but you can do it in a small saucepan if you prefer. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let sit for 5 minutes. Then stir until the mixture is creamy and glossy, with no lumps. If there is any remaining unmelted chocolate you can microwave it for a short 15 second burst to reheat the mixture. Let the ganache sit for a few minutes to thicken if it seems too thin.
- Pour the glaze evenly over the entire cake, and immediately shower with sprinkles.
Recipe Source: Adapted from The View from Great Island
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