Spiced Chocolate Cranberry Bundt Cake Food

CHURRO CAKE WITH SPICED CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 10-cup Bundt pan, making sure to get in all the crevices; dust with flour and tap out the excess. Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat the butter, granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the egg yolks. Beat in the sour cream until combined. (The batter may look curdled.) Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with the milk; beat until combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top and tap the bottom of the pan against the counter a few times to release any large air bubbles. Bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 10 minutes in the pan; loosen the edge of the cake with a wooden skewer and invert onto the rack to cool completely.
• Make the cinnamon sugar topping: Combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl. Working in sections, brush the cake with the melted butter. Hold the cake over the bowl and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar, pressing to adhere.
• Make the spiced chocolate sauce: Combine the half-and-half, brown sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, chile powder and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Let stand 2 minutes, then stir until smooth. Serve the cake with the spiced chocolate sauce.

CRANBERRY SAUCE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in extract.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream, beating well after each addition.
• Spoon one-third of the batter into a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan.
• In a small bowl, pour out whole berry cranberry sauce and stir ingredients together as in the can they are separated.
• Top the cake mixture with one-third of the cranberry sauce (make sure not to bring it to the sides as it is difficult to remove from the pan).
• Repeat layers two times.
• Sprinkle top with finely chopped pecans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 65-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing cake from pan onto a wire rack.
• Cool completely then place on cake plate.
• Combine icing ingredients until smooth.
• Drizzle icing over cake.
• Let set before serving.

WINNING CRANBERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream and mix well. Fold in cranberries and pecans. , Pour into a greased and floured 8-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.