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Brick Street Chocolate Cake - The Ultimate Moist Fudgy Bundt Cake Recipe

This legendary chocolate cake recipe delivers the most decadent, moist, and fudgy chocolate cake with a dense crumb and intense chocolate flavor. Perfect for special occasions, this bakery-style dessert features a rich chocolate ganache glaze and earns its reputation as the best chocolate cake ever.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 420
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (dark cocoa preferred)
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup hot coffee or boiling water
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Generously grease and flour a 10-12 cup bundt pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and well incorporated.
  4. Gradually add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
  5. Slowly pour in hot coffee or boiling water while mixing on low speed. The batter will be thin.
  6. Fold in chocolate chips, then pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
  7. Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  8. Allow cake to cool in pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto wire rack to cool completely.
  9. For ganache, heat heavy cream until just simmering. Pour over chopped chocolate and butter in heatproof bowl. Let sit for 2 minutes, then whisk until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract.
  10. Once cake is completely cool, pour ganache over top, allowing it to drip down sides. Let set for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

For best results, use room temperature ingredients. The cake tastes better the next day as flavors develop. Can substitute boiling water for coffee if preferred. Make sure to thoroughly grease and flour bundt pan to prevent sticking.