Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake Recipe

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Yvonne Ruperti
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Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and cookbook author. She is also an adjust professor of baking at the Culinary Institute of America in Singapore.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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This chocolate chip studded bundt cake has all the flavors of the classic cookie. And you only need one bowl to do it.

Note: Butter should be softened enough to easily blend with the sugar into a creamy paste. I find this to be at about 70 to 75°F.

Recipe Details

Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake Recipe

Active 15 mins
Total 60 mins
Serves 12 servings
Makes 1 bundt cake

Ingredients

  • 16 tablespoons (8 ounces) unsalted butter, softened (see note), plus extra for greasing pan

  • 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) packed light brown sugar

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 3 large eggs

  • 1 1/4 cups sour cream

  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

  • 3 cups (12 ounces) cake flour, plus more for dusting pan

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1/2 plus 1/8 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10 to 12-cup bundt pan.

  2. Stir butter with sugar and salt in large bowl until very creamy. Whisk in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Whisk in sour cream and vanilla until combined.

  3. Add flour, baking powder, and baking soda to the bowl. Stir until almost combined. Stir in chips until combined and no white streaks of flour remain.

  4. Spoon into pan and bake until golden and just set, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cake cool in pan 45 minutes, then invert onto serving plate or cooling rack.

Special equipment

10 to 12 cup bundt pan

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
506Calories
28gFat
62gCarbs
6gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories506
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28g36%
Saturated Fat 16g81%
Cholesterol 101mg34%
Sodium 316mg14%
Total Carbohydrate 62g23%
Dietary Fiber 2g6%
Total Sugars 37g
Protein 6g
Vitamin C 0mg1%
Calcium 113mg9%
Iron 3mg18%
Potassium 196mg4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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