Shelly's Recipe

German Chocolate Bundt Cake with Butterscotch Glaze

Category: Cakes

Yield: 1 (10-inch) Bundt cake

3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
3 (1-ounce) squares German’s sweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup hot coffee
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 egg whites, at room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups whole buttermilk
Butterscotch Glaze

1. Preheat oven to 350. Generously spray a 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick baking spray with flour. Set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa powder, chocolate, and coffee to combine. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy, approximately 4 minutes. Add egg whites, in thirds, beating well after each addition. Reduce mixer speed to low, and add chocolate mixture, beating until combined.

4. In another medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in thirds, alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.

5. Bake until a wooden pick inserted near the center of cake comes out clean, approximately 1 hour. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Pour Butterscotch Glaze over cake. Store at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Butterscotch Glaze
Yield: approximately 1 cup

1 cup butterscotch morsels
1/2 cup half-and-half

1. In a small saucepan, combine butterscotch morsels and half-and-half. Cook over medium heat, whisking often, until mixture is smooth and morsels are melted. Let cool until thickened, approximately 15 minutes. Use glaze immediately. If glaze becomes firm, place in a microwavable bowl, and microwave on High (100 percent power) for 10 to 15 seconds until melted and smooth.