Finished with rich bittersweet chocolate ganache frosting, this sour cream chocolate chip bundt cake is an easy dessert. Sprinkles are optional.
With the holidays and birthdays, December is a big baking month at our house. Parties, potlucks and school treats mean the kitchen is filled with the most delightful scents of chocolate,vanilla and cinnamon.
Bonus: the oven becomes another heat source on chilly days!
My son turned 5 a few weeks ago. As all parents wonder, where does the time go???
He loves to bake with me, so I asked my little sous chef what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. Distracted by Legos, he told me he didn’t want a cake.
What?! I believe that you need to have at least a bite of cake on your birthday. It’s like an extra candle for good luck.
No celebration is official without some sort of dessert.
When he was less into playing with toys and more into chatting, we had the cake discussion again.
We looked through cookbooks and cabinets for ideas. Then we figured it out when we spotted the spiral bundt pan, and he said he wanted chocolate chips.
I’d been overthinking it with a layer cake or cupcakes. The geometric magic of a bundt pan sparked his interest.
We settled on a sour cream chocolate chip bundt cake. The sour cream didn’t mean much to him, but I knew it would add a subtle tang and richness while managing to keep the crumb tender and light.
Turning out a bundt cake from the pan is a moment filled with excitement and anxiety.
I had my fingers crossed, in my mind, as I flipped it onto the cooling rack. The spiral came out intact, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
Once the cake cooled, I drizzled chocolate ganache over each ridge giving it a striped effect.
My son put the finishing touches on, showering the cake with rainbow sprinkles. After all that, it was the perfect cake to celebrate his birthday.
PrintFinished with rich bittersweet chocolate ganache frosting, this sour cream chocolate chip bundt cake is an easy dessert. Sprinkles are optional.
What a wonderful story to go with a very special cake!
What a wonderful story to go with a very special cake!