Bundt Cake Recipe

Since I could reach the kitchen countertop, I have enjoyed helping my great grandmother make our family’s favorite dessert, Heavenly Chocolate Cake, a rich irresistible moist homemade Bundt cake. Family members request this scrumptious cake all the time, especially on holidays, it is a chocoholic’s dream. Several years ago, my eighty-three-year-old great grandmother began a tradition on Valentine’s Day. As a widow, she knows how lonely one can feel on this day, so she invites her widow friends to her home for a special dinner and tops it off with the family’s secret heavenly chocolate cake. Taking part in my great-grandmother’s Valentine’s Day tradition, making this homemade chocolate delight for her special friends is truly an honor.

To be an accomplished baker you must plan and decide what specific kitchen devices, utensils, and ingredients you will need to make your baking a success. First, you must gather the necessary kitchen tools: one large mixing bowl, electric mixer, one 12-cup Bundt pan, a wire rack, and a cake container or platter. Next, locate the following kitchen utensils: one rubber spatula, a measuring cup, and a long sharp knife. Then, collect the following ingredients to assemble the cake: one 18.25-ounce box of devil’s food cake mix, one 3.9-ounce box

First, carefully place the cake in the center of the middle oven rack and set the oven timer for 45 minutes. When the timer buzzes open the oven door and lightly press the top of the cake with your finger to check for doneness. If the cakes springs back and the sides of the cake are pulling away from the pan the cake is done. Next, remove the pan from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes. Then, run a long, sharp knife around the edges of the cake and place the platter or cake container bottom on top of the Bundt pan. Finally, hold your hand over the platter or container bottom and flip it over gently, removing the