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Kugelโ€ฆwhat? That is exactly what I said to myself when I spotted this recipe on the TwD site. This was yet another one of Dorieโ€™s desserts that I have never heard ofโ€ฆdo I live under a rock or am I lacking the in the area of cultural exploration? Luckily I have google at my at my fingertipsโ€ฆand according to wikipedia:

  • It has the general shape of a a donut. A common Kugelhopf consists of a soft yeast dough and contains raisins, almonds and Kirschwasser cherry brandy. Some also contain candied fruits and nuts.
  • It is baked in a special circular pan, originally made of enamelled pottery, now also used for making bundt cakes. It is usually eaten for breakfast or a coffee break.

After I took a minute to enlighten myself on this cake/bread, I felt a little more confident about preparing it, but honestly, I was not feeling this one. I decided to sit this weekโ€™s recipe out, but still wanted to make something in a bundt pan. While pondering the notion of bundt cakes, I remembered a chocolate cake recipe that I had added to my allrecipes recipe box. This recipe was for an easy chocolate cake that used a box mix, but was doctored up with other ingredients. I was very very happy with this recipe even though it was not from scratch! The cake turned out very well and remained super moist for daysโ€ฆthe glaze made it extra delicious! It does not get any easier than this!

Now if you want to check out the actual recipe, head on over to Landaโ€™s blog, The All Purpose Girl. You can also go to the Tuesdays with Dorie site to visit the blogroll!

Recipes:

Too Much Chocolate Cake
Satiny Chocolate Glaze

Up nextโ€ฆPumpkin Bread and Oh Nuts!

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26 Comments

  1. Melissa says:

    Oh my gosh, that chocolate cake looks to die for! I completely understand your skipping the kugelhopf and going for that. Yum!

  2. Audrey says:

    I have those pansโ€ฆand now I know what Iโ€™ll be doing with them next!

  3. Ingrid says:

    Iโ€™m not terribly fond of chocolate but a chocolate bundt cake with chocolate ganache/glaze dripping down the sides is hard to resist. Fortunately, with a half a gallon of icy cold milk I should manage a slice! :-) Thatโ€™s a good looking cake and it does look very moist!
    ~ingrid

  4. Jodie says:

    I agree- Iโ€™d take this over kugel-whatever any day!

  5. Steph says:

    I would definitely have chocolate cake over kugelhopf! That looks amazing and really moist!

  6. Laura says:

    Oh. My. That chocolate cake looks magnificent!!! Makes me wish I had skipped the kugelhopf (which I wasnโ€™t all that thrilled with). Oh well, on to Arborio Rice pudding, right?!

  7. Cristine says:

    Looks delicious! I, too, thought you had made chocolate kugelhopf! Iโ€™ll have to give your cake a tryโ€ฆ Iโ€™m a MAJOR chocoholic!

  8. pinkstripes says:

    A chocolate kugelhopf would have been cool! On the other hand, your choc bundt looks yummy.

  9. Marthe says:

    Wellโ€ฆ. The chocolate cake looks amazing!! I love it (even when itโ€™s not Kugelhopf ;) )

  10. Megan says:

    It took me a few minutes to realize that you didnโ€™t make a chocolate kugelhopf โ€“ I was so bummed! Because the cake didnโ€™t have much flavor, so a chocolate version would have been a good thing!