Chocolate Love

Turns out I don't have a bundt pan. I really swear I have one but I spent about 30 minutes trying to find one in the kitchen, closet, and pantry yesterday with no luck. When this happens I normally think that I do have one I just got in back when I lived with my parents and magically it is still at there house and not with me in Connecticut.  

Not helpful. Mom...you will be getting a phone call about this.  

Turns out a tube pan works just as well although I do love the curves of the bundt.  Yes, that does give me a picture in my head. And yes, I am chuckling to myself a bit.  That's about as dirty as my mind gets. Your welcome.

Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

Adapted from Cake Duchess

1/2 C plain yogurt 

1/2 C unsweetened applesauce
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 3/4 C all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 C granulated sugar

1/2 C canola oil

1 tsp vanilla 

3 medium eggs
1/2 C mini chocolate chips

Topping: 

1/2 C chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a tube pan with oil.

In a small bowl, add yogurt, lemon juice and applesauce together; set aside. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder; set aside. In a stand mixer, beat sugar, oil and vanilla extract until combined. Add the eggs one at a time until the batter is light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides.

Starting with the flour, add to the batter alternating with the yogurt mixture and mix until combined. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips.  Add the batter to your pan be careful not to hit the center piece with batter.

Bake in the middle of the oven  for 35 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. 

Let the cake cool slightly before turning out onto a cake rack.

Melt remaining chocolate chips in microwave.  Starting with 15 seconds, stirring after each 15 second interval.  When smooth spread chocolate across the top of cake with an offset spatula.

Mr. J was so fascinated with this cake. He thought is looked like one giant chocolate frosted cake doughnut.  A doughnut he wanted to eat.

This cake was good. Really too good. It was our special early Valentine's day treat.  Half of it was gone the first day. I had multiple stomachaches but it was worth it.