Chocolate Amaretto Bundt Cake Recipes

AMARETTO BUNDT® CAKE WITH BOURBON SOAK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla bean paste and almond extract and mix in.
• Whisk the sifted cake flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to the bowl with the butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with amaretto and sour cream.
• Sprinkle sliced almonds into the bottom of the prepared tube pan. Pour batter on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes; turn it out onto a wire rack to cool another 15 minutes.
• Use a toothpick or the tines of a fork to poke holes around the top of the cake and spoon bourbon over the cake. Cool another 15 minutes and transfer cake to a serving plate.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTO BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix sugar, butter, oil.
• Add eggs, vanilla, amaretto and buttermilk, Mix until blended.
• In a separate bowl, blend flour, salt, cocoa and baking soda.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients, blending until smooth either with whisk (about 5 min) or electric mixer (about 3 min).
• Pour into greased & floured bundt pan, and bake for 50 min or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let cool at least 5 minutes before carefully unmolding.
• Dress as you like, whether sprinkled with icing sugar, or drizzled with icing and sprinkled with chopped almonds.
• Enjoy!

WHITE CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 10 inch non-stick Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, pudding mix, 1/2 cup of cold water, oil, 1/2 cup amaretto and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract. Blend well for approximately 3 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes to an hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven, and use an ice pick or skewer to make as many holes as possible into the cake. Apply glaze while cake is still warm. Slowly and patiently drizzle glaze over cake, including the edges and center of Bundt pan. Allow cake to cool in the pan for at least 2 hours.
• To make the glaze: Combine butter, sugar, 1/4 cup water, and 1/2 cup amaretto in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and continue to boil for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Topping: Lightly toast slivered almonds in the oven. This will take 5 to 10 minutes. Stir frequently and be careful not to burn. Heat 1/4 cup of the prepared frosting in the microwave for 10 seconds, to soften. Place the cake on serving dish and use a spoon to drizzle the softened frosting over the cake. Scatter toasted almonds over cake before frosting cools.

CHOCOLATE CHIP-AMARETTO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bundt pan.
• Mix eggs, cake mix, oil, water and almond extract with electric beater. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour into prepared pan. Bake approximately 1 hour or until cake tests done. Cool, then dust with confectioners' sugar.

KAHLUA (OR AMARETTO) CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Coat Bundt pan with cooking spray.
• Mix all other ingredients; spoon into pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove from pan.
• When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar.