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slice of red wine soaked chocolate bundt cake on a plate with a fork on a marble surface with a pink linen

This Chocolate Crack Cake Is Dangerously Good

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5 from 1 review

This chocolate crack cake is incredibly moist, rich, and soaked in a sweet red wine glaze that seeps into every bite. I’ve found using a cake mix with pudding makes the texture extra soft and almost sponge-like, which is perfect for absorbing that syrup. The glaze is what really sets this cake apart — it soaks into the warm cake and creates a slightly crisp, sugary edge with a tender center. If you’re looking for an easy dessert that feels a little different but always gets people talking, this is one I always come back to.

  • Total Time: 2 Hours
  • Yield: 12-16 Slices 1x

Ingredients

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Cake

  • 15.25oz Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 1 Small Box Instant Chocolate Pudding
  • 50 grams (1/4 Cup) Light Brown Sugar
  • 50 grams (1/4 Cup) Granulated Sugar
  • 4 Large Eggs, at room temperature
  • 6oz (3/4 Cup) Vegetable Oil
  • 6oz (3/4 Cup) Water
  • 2 Teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 4oz (1/2 Cup) Red Wine

Glaze

  • 4oz (1/2 Cup) Salted Butter
  • 200 grams (1 Cup) Granulated Sugar
  • 2oz (1/4 Cup) Red Wine
  • 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C and grease a 10-cup Bundt Pan, set aside.
  2. In a large bowl or in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment mix together all cake ingredients until smooth. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until when you insert a toothpick in the center of the cake it comes out with no wet batter. Place cake on a wire rack to cool.

Glaze

  1. Immediately after the cake is done in a small pot combine all glaze ingredients and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Use a skewer or thin metal piece to poke holes all over the cake. Pour the glaze on top and let the cake rest for 1 hour before placing a serving plate on top of the cake and inverting it out of the pan. Store leftovers in the fridge. 

Equipment

Notes

  • Since this is a bundt cake with grooves in the design you will need to make sure you heavily grease a 10-cup Bundt Pan. I tried using a more intricately designed bundt pan and it was too much for this heavy cake since the cake is soaked in the syrup. So ideally go for a more basic designed bundt cake as I use in the photo.s
  • Author: Elizabeth Waterson
  • Prep Time: 10 Minutes
  • Rest Time: 60 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 Minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Find it online: https://confessionsofabakingqueen.com/chocolate-crack-cake/

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