Return of the bundt

It has been a solid year since my last post.  The first part of that year I spent being very pregnant which lead to us moving to a new house, in a new neighbourhood.  And with the arrival of a new baby,  we had a steep learning curve into our new roles.  It has been a gradual return to the kitchen and I am really enjoying cooking and baking again.  With the holiday season upon us and me in my kitchen more than not I figured it was a great time to return to blogging.  I enjoy keeping a journal of recipes I try, I enjoy writing in general and if anyone else reads it or finds a post useful thats a bonus.

Yesterday Colin and I were invited out to a friends for dinner with the request to bring a dessert.  I have had a bundt pan that someone gave me that has been collecting dust in my attack and I decided to dust it off.  I arrived at my friends and proudly presented the cake and proclaimed this will be the year of bundt cake!  I love christmas cookies and such but with my attention often being needed else where I am completely on board with mix it, bake it, serve it convenience of the bundt. Not to mention that the simple dusting of icing sugar over the cake makes for a elegant wintery presentation.

Last night's bundt was a gingerbread pumpkin and orange cake, delicious.  And today, for a christmas party, we made a chocolate sour cream bundt cake.  The batter is rich and silky which results in a super moist and decadent cake.

This recipe is Ann Drakes Sour Cream Chocolate Bundt Cake:


2/3 cup butter
2 eggs
2 cups sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup sugar
1 3/4 cup flour
3/4 cocoa
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Beat together butter, eggs, sour cream, vanilla and sugar

In separate bowl mix the remaining dry ingredients and slowly beat into wet mixture.Once incorporated mix on medium speed for 3 minutes

Pour batter into greased bundt pan.

Bake for 40-45 minutes (till tooth pick comes out with a little crumb)

Cool 10 minutes and then invert on wire rack to cool completely.

Clean up crew