Orange-Glazed Cocoa Bundt Cake
Makes:
12 to 14 servings
Total Time:
1 hr 15 min
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Category:
Desserts
Sub Category: Cakes
what you need
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 2 cups flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
- ORANGE GLAZE:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
- 3 Tbsp. orange juice
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
make it
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube pan. Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy; stir in sour cream. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt. Stir baking soda into buttermilk in med. bowl; add alternately with dry ingredients to butter mixture. Beat 2 minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack; cool completely. Glaze with Orange Glaze; garnish as desired.
ORANGE GLAZE: Combine powdered sugar, melted butter or margarine, orange juice, vanilla and orange peel; beat until smooth.
Notes
*To sour milk: Use 1 Tbsp. white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
VANILLA GLAZE: Substitute 3 Tbsp. water for orange juice and omit orange peel.
