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Chocolate Bundt Cake for Valentine’s Day

February 4, 2020 By Gretchen 22 Comments

I always feel like I have to say “for Valentine’s Day” whenever anything looks all pink and red and amazing!

But honestly this Chocolate Bundt Cake is perfect any time of the year!

I actually made a Thanksgiving version several months ago and it was a hit!

Vegan Chocolate Bundt Cake for Valentine's Day

Super moist chocolate mud cake needs no icing!

How often can you say a cake can stand alone with no icing needed?

A thin glaze of chocolate just so it doesn’t look so “naked” and of course the colorful chocolate to make it perfect for whatever holiday you are celebrating!

This recipe has quite alot of ingredients which for some people may be a turn off right away.

But once you taste this rich, dense, chocolate heaven in a plate, you will realize how worth it, it all is!

I’ve made this recipe into layers for layer cakes, cupcakes for the best cupcakes you will ever eat; and miniature bundt pan style too!

Just try it! I know you will thank me and hate me (since you won’t be able to stop eating it!)

Oh yeah, by the way I add bourbon to this recipe for an amazing depth of flavor that is unmatched!

You can omit that and just replace it with another liquor like Rum or Frangelico or even Grand Marnier would be awesome!

Or more coffee if you want to forgo the alcohol altogether.

If coffee is something you also look to replace (I am crying now) you can just use all water, but be aware the flavor will just not be the same.

Coffee really brings out the richness of chocolate and why it is so often used in cake recipes.

One note about this cake though, it can be a real bear to get out of the pan! Bundt pans are already notorious for sticking cakes, and this recipe (even the original non vegan version) would sometimes give me trouble!

So be sure to use a really good pan grease click here for my recipe, AND be generous with it!

Also let it cool all the way in the pan before trying to unmold it.

If it gets so cooled that it is actually COLD this is Ok, just take a blowtorch or dip the pan into HOT water to release those surface fats and it should come out easily.

A plastic knife to loosen the edges and some of the sides would also help.

I don’t want to scare you from this recipe since it is hands down my favorite tasting chocolate cake recipe on the planet.

It can be made into cupcakes and layer cakes too and with the parchment lining in cake pans the unmolding in never a problem, its just the bundt cake here that may be a headache.

I have also found that those ceramic bundt pans are the worst! Definitely go for a non stick bundt pan for the best results!

But if for some reason you do get a stuck or semi broken cake, you can sometimes stick it back together and then the ganache glaze will cover up the disaster!

Or make them into cake balls like I did here!

But hopefully you won’t have any problems and you will also find that this cake is your new favorite chocolate cake on the planet!

Chocolate Bundt Cake for Valentine's Day
 
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Generously grease (with mypan grease recipe) and lightly cocoa powder your 6 cup capacity non stick bundt pan and preheat the oven to 375° F
For the chocolate glaze combine 4 Tbs coconut oil witih 5 Tbs cocoa powder and 1½ Tbs agave, heat stirring constantly over a low heat

For the colored glaze: 2 cups of confectioners sugar with 2-3 Tablespoons of almond milk makes a very pourable glaze (just be sure the cake is 100% cooled before you do it) add color to your liking
Serves: serves 8-10 people
Ingredients
  • For the Cake Recipe:
  • Vegan Butter or Coconut Oil 8Tablespoons (113g)
  • Vegan Semi Sweet Chocolate 3ounces (85g)
  • Unsweetened Applesauce 2 Tablespoons
  • Light Brown Sugar ½ cup (105g)
  • Granulated Sugar ½ cup (100g)
  • Flax Meal 2 Tablespoons (16g)
  • Warm Water 5 Tablespoons (75ml)
  • Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons (10ml)
  • Whiskey 2 Tablespoons (30ml)
  • Strong Brewed Coffee ½ cup (120ml)
  • *Or do what I did and use 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules and hot water
  • All Purpose Flour 1 cup + 1 Tablespoon (133g)
  • Natural Cocoa Powder 3 Tablespoons (30g)
  • Baking Soda ½ teaspoon
  • Baking Powder ¼ teaspoon
  • Salt ¼ teaspoon
  • Chocolate Glaze recipe in the summary above
  • Colored Glaze, recipe in the summary above
Instructions
  1. Combine the flax meal with the warm water and let stand to thicken about 10 minutes
  2. Melt the vegan butter or coconut oil with the chocolate over a low heat stirring constantly
  3. Sift together half of the sugar(s) with the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder
  4. In a mixing bowl combine the other half of the sugar(s) with the flax paste, applesauce, vanilla extract, coffee and whiskey, mix well.
  5. Add the melted chocolate and butter and mix well.
  6. Add the sifted dry ingredients a heaping spoonful at a time while mixing on low until it is all incorporated
  7. Pour into the prepared bundt pan and bake in a preheated 375° F oven for 15 minutes then turn the oven temperature down to 350°F for another 20-25 minutes
  8. The cake will rise a lot and then fall slightly as it nears the end of bake time and when you insert a a toothpick into the center it will come out clean, you will know it's done
  9. Cool completely and then ice with chocolate glaze and colored sugar glaze as I mentioned in the above text.
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Comments

  1. Amy Lyons

    January 20, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    This cake is beautiful :)!

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      January 20, 2018 at 8:01 pm

      thankyou!

      Reply
  2. John S

    January 21, 2018 at 2:17 am

    This sounds excellent for Mardi Gras too.

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      January 21, 2018 at 7:59 pm

      YES!! Just change the colors for any holiday! It is truly amazing recipe!

      Reply
      • Tiffany

        January 23, 2018 at 11:25 pm

        Hi Gretchen! Speaking of Mardi Gras, do you have a recipe for vegan King Cake?

        Reply
        • Gretchen

          January 24, 2018 at 12:20 am

          Yikes! Im soooo behind on my holidays! No I havent shared a King Cake this time around. But I would use my Danish Dough recipe use flax for the eggs and then form it like the king cake!
          1 egg= 1Tbs flax meal + 3Tbs warm water

          Reply
  3. Elizabeth

    January 23, 2018 at 3:27 pm

    Horror of horrors, can we non-vegans use eggs? If so how many?

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      January 23, 2018 at 3:47 pm

      Hi Elizabeth, yes the egg industry is horric! All the NON vegan recipes are still at http://www.gretchensbakery.com CLICK HERE

      Reply
  4. TJACKS

    January 23, 2018 at 7:06 pm

    Looks delicious! If you don’t have vegan semi sweet chocolate, is there a swap out? (I have carob drops and I have cocoa powder on hand.)

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      January 23, 2018 at 11:17 pm

      sure you can make your own chocolate with cocoa powder here : For each ounce of chocolate you want to make: 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, 4 teaspoons sugar, and 1 tablespoon butter, shortening or vegetable oil

      Reply
      • TJACKS

        January 24, 2018 at 11:48 am

        Thank you!

        Reply
  5. Christine

    January 23, 2018 at 11:59 pm

    Hi Gretchen

    Thanks for the recipe and like to bake one asap. But what can i replaced for flax meal and can I omit whisky?

    Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      January 24, 2018 at 12:18 am

      yes to leaving out the whiskey (no changes) and you can use any egg replacer for the flax equivalent to 2 eggs

      Reply
      • Christine

        January 24, 2018 at 1:49 am

        Thanks so much for your quick reply. Will bake soon 🙂

        Reply
  6. Anna

    March 15, 2018 at 5:45 pm

    Are the whiskey and applesauce necessary?

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      March 15, 2018 at 6:14 pm

      No – The applesauce replaces some of the oil (so you can just add more oil or vegan butter) the whiskey can be replaced with more coffee
      From the blog post: Oh yeah, by the way I add bourbon to this recipe for an amazing depth of flavor that is unmatched!

      You can omit that and just replace it with another liquor like Rum or Frangelico or even Grand Marnier would be awesome!

      Or more coffee if you want to forgo the alcohol altogether.

      If coffee is something you also look to replace (I am crying now) you can just use all water, but be aware the flavor will just not be the same.

      Coffee really brings out the richness of chocolate and why it is so often used in chocolate cake recipes.

      Reply
  7. LisaE

    April 4, 2018 at 2:48 am

    Gretchen I did not read anywhere about how delicate this cake is! I have never knocked a cake out of a pan and had it fall completely apart! This is my first attempt at one of your vegan recipes the flavor is delicious the next time I make it I guess I will need to wait until it’s completely cooled and take a plastic knife to get it out of the pan with.

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      April 4, 2018 at 5:32 pm

      Hi Lisa, I will make that note for sure because this has happened to me too with this recipe- I believe I noted it and actually SHOWED it in my Thanksgiving version of this cake CLICK HERE but did not flow that information through here, Im sorry about that but I will update now.
      When mine fell apart on the Thanksgiving version I proceeded to make whiskey cake balls and they are an amazing save to an otherwise major fail! Sorry this happened, bundt cakes can be a bear and this recipe adds to the chaos, but worth it for sure! This is by far my favorite tasting chocolate cake!

      Reply
  8. Annie

    November 1, 2018 at 8:15 pm

    I made this cake in 13×9″ baking pan , the taste turned out to be very good but the cake was unmanageable, it fell apart into pieces 🙁 I bake for 15 minutes at 350 °. Any advice?

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      November 1, 2018 at 10:09 pm

      Hi Annie, Hmm I’m not quite sure why. This is quite a dense cake, not very crumbly at all. Was it dry? or just delicate? (Because this cake is definitely not anywhere near being dry if prepared correctly)

      Reply
  9. Parul

    March 19, 2020 at 6:18 am

    Hi Gretchen, where are your non-vegan recipes? Can’t find them anywhere!!!

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      March 20, 2020 at 6:35 pm

      my non vegan blog is shut down
      I couldn’t keep up the cost to host it on the internet and maintain it monthly anymore

      The cost to host such a huge database was close to $400 a month (with the maintenance cost, I needed to hire a tech guy to help keep it running smoothly)
      So that cost was severely outweighing any small profits I had been making though running ads on the videos & blogsite.

      I have not kept any of the non vegan recipes, since for over 4 years now I have been strictly vegan;
      so for me they are of no use. They were all housed in the database and that has shut down.

      Here is a video explanation I recently uploaded in response to the many emails I have been getting https://youtu.be/ghHVqNZuNaA

      Thanks for your support and encouragement though the ages!
      ~Gretchen

      Reply

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