Recipe #34: Chocolate Heartland Bundt Cake with Chocolate Honey Glaze

Recipe #34: Chocolate Heartland Bundt Cake with Chocolate Honey Glaze

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I chose to make this recipe in celebration of my very first Mother's Day. There are lots of steps to this recipe and since I am not the best cake maker I made sure that my husband was taking care or our son so I didn't mess this thing up.

Here is a little tidbit that might blow your mind - there is a russet potato in this cake! Say what? I have never added a potato to a cake but it is the secret ingredient. The step I almost forget at the end was mixing in the cold water so pay close attention to step #6.

I added the mix to the bundt pan and crossed my fingers.

I baked for 65 minutes, check the cake, and it was absolutely perfect! I patiently waited the 15 minutes recommended to let the cake cool and then flipped it out of the bundt pan (this is always the scariest part). I poured the chocolate glaze over the cake (I placed the cake on a wire rack that had a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper underneath to catch all the extra glaze).

I then had to wait one full hour to set the glaze, it was torture, I think I even left the house so I wouldn't cut into it. The wait was well worth it - I savored every bite. It was moist, full of flavor, and was so good just on it's own. I wouldn't dare pair this with ice cream but I suppose you could for ultimate decadence.

My husband offered to make me breakfast for Mother's Day which was the following day after making this cake but I decided I would just indulge in a big slice - why not?

For full recipe see page 285 in the Dahlia Bakery Cookbook.