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Peppermint Fudge Bundt Cake

by Jamie

If you are looking for something fun and festive to take a long to your next holiday party, this baby just might be it.

Loaded with chocolate flavor, this bundt cake is moist and rich. Creamy peppermint frosting, chocolate ganache and crushed candy canes adorn the top of this beauty making for a fun presentation and out of this world taste. If peppermint and chocolate are your kind of thing.

Hope you give it a try, guys. 🙂

Let me show you how to make it happen…

PS…Merry Christmas!

Peppermint Fudge Bundt Cake from Jamie Cooks It Up!

Peppermint Fudge Bundt Cake
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Time: 30 minutes prep + 55 minutes baking + time to cool
Yield: 15 servings
Recipe adapted from my Double Chocolate Cake recipe

CHOCOLATE GANACHE:
3/4 C semi sweet chips
1 C whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
dash salt

CHOCOLATE CAKE:
1 box devils food cake mix
1 (3.9 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding
1/3 C flour
1/3 C sour cream
1/3 C oil
1 1/2 C water
4 eggs
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 C semi sweet chocolate chips

PEPPERMINT FROSTING:
4 Tb butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 1/2 C powdered sugar
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp milk
4-5 drops red food coloring
dash salt

TOPPING:
15 mini candy canes

 

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1. Pour 1 C whipping cream over the top of 3/4 C semi sweet chocolate chips.

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2. Heat in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring after each cooking period. (Full ganache tutorial found here). It will look kind of funky for the first couple of minutes, but should turn nice and smooth for you eventually. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla and dash of salt. Set it aside. It will thicken as it cools down and should be the proper consistency (think, “thin pudding”) by the time your cake has cooked and cooled.

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3. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
4. Into your stand mixer or large mixing bowl place 1 devils food cake mix, 1 small box chocolate pudding and 1/3 cup flour. Toss them together to combine.

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5. Add 1/3 C sour cream, 1/3 C oil, 1 1/2 C water and 4 eggs and mix for 2 minutes, or until nice and glossy.

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6. Add 1 tsp peppermint extract…

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and 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips. Stir to combine.

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7. Generously spray a bundt pan with cooking spray.
8. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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9. Remove from the oven and allow it to sit on your counter and cool for 5 minutes. Place a wire rack over the pan…

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and invert! Lovely. 🙂 Allow the cake to cool completely.

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10. Unwrap 15 miniature candy canes and place them in a ziploc bag. Crush them a rolling-pin.

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11. Into a medium-sized mixing bowl place 4 Tb butter (softened) and 1 package cream cheese (softened). Beat until smooth. Add 3 1/2 C powdered sugar, 1 tsp peppermint extract, 1 tsp milk, 4-5 drops red food coloring and a dash of salt. Beat until glossy and smooth.

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12. Place the frosting into a quart sized ziploc bag.

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Snip a hole in the end of the bag and pipe the frosting over the top of the cake.

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Pretty!

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13. Your ganache should have cooled down and be thick enough to drizzle on the cake. If it’s too thick, you can pop it in the microwave for a 10 seconds and it will thin out a bit for you. After you drizzle it along the side, pour the rest into the center. Trust me, you don’t want to waste it. 🙂

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14. Immediately sprinkle the crushed candy canes over the top of the ganache.

You can serve it immediately, or refrigerate until you are ready to use. Once the ganache is refrigerated it will be thicker and fudge like.  Yum! Either way is great.

Peppermint Fudge Bundt Cake from Jamie Cooks It Up!!

 

Here is a “Pin-able” image, if Pinterest is your kind of thing…

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12 comments

Erin R. December 15, 2014 - 12:49 pm

I can’t stop staring. That is simply beautiful. And THANK YOU for letting the chocolate puddle in the middle of the cake! I can’t tell you how it distresses me when someone advises me to put the cake on a rack so the extra frosting can drip off. What? What kind of SENSE does that even make? But this is glorious, especially with the pink frosting, and I’m definitely saving the recipe. Thanks!

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Ken C. December 15, 2014 - 6:15 pm

This looks so good! How did you make the frosting pink?

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Jamie December 16, 2014 - 10:43 am

Ken C,
Thanks for catching my error. Add 4-5 drops of red food coloring to make it pink.
Thanks again,
~Jamie

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Ihjaz Ahmad December 17, 2014 - 4:08 am

Oh my goodness, Peppermint Fudge Bundt Cake looks delicious! I’m definitely making this! thanks for sharing!

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Martha December 1, 2021 - 7:50 am

Jamie, has this recipe been updated for the smaller 15 oz box cake mixes? Some of these comments go back to 2014 and I am thinking box contents have reduced since then.
Recipe sounds really good and would love to try. I do have the measurements of ingredients to add for the smaller box, just need to know if I need to supplement.
Thanks

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