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Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Bundt Cake
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Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Bundt Cake

Add a decadent twist to your traditional bundt cakes with this moist pumpkin spice cake with a generous swirl of chocolate. topped with a delicious chocolate ganache.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12
Author Rosana Machiela

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 10 Tbsp unsalted butter softened and divided
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour divided
  • 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

For the Chocolate Swirl

  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • 2 Tbsp buttermilk

For the Chocolate Ganache

  • cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and lightly flour the Bundt pan.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon. Whisk and set aside
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the pumpkin purée, sour cream and vanilla until combined.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients and beat until combined. Batter will be thick.

For the Chocolate Swirl:

  • In a separate bowl, mix 1½ cups of the pumpkin batter with the chocolate swirl ingredients and stir until combined.
  • Spread half of the pumpkin batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Spread all the chocolate batter evenly on top. Spread the remaining pumpkin batter and make swirls with a knife or skewer.
  • Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes inside the pan. Invert the pan onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the Chocolate Ganache:

  • While the cake cools, heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it starts to foam/boil around the edges. Remove from heat and pour over the chocolate chips. Let it sit for a few minutes and whisk until the chocolate is completely melted. For a thicker ganache add more chocolate chips. Let ganache cool.
  • Spoon the ganache over the cake on the cooling rack. Allow the ganache to set before slicing.