Best Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe

Prepare and Bake the Cake

1. Gather the cake ingredients.
   

2. Spray a 10-cup Bundt cake pan with cooking spray or grease with melted shortening, then dust with flour. Make sure to get all the nooks and crannies to ensure easy release. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350 F.
   

3. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, whisk together the coffee, unsalted butter, and unsweetened cocoa powder until the butter melts. Remove from the heat to cool.
   

4. In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
   

5. In large bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined. 
   

6. Add the coffee-chocolate mixture and the flour-sugar mixture to the buttermilk-egg mixture. Whisk until smooth and well blended.
   

7. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
   

8. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.
   

9. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn it out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
   

Make the Chocolate Glaze

1. Gather the chocolate glaze ingredients.
   

2. In a medium saucepan, combine the unsalted butter, chocolate chips, confectioners' sugar, 6 tablespoons of heavy cream, and the vanilla extract. Heat over low heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture is melted and smooth, 4 to 5 minutes. If the mixture is too thick, add more heavy cream by the tablespoon until it reaches a glaze consistency.
   

3. Spoon the warm glaze mixture over the cooled cake, letting it drip down the sides. Let set, then serve.