The Christmas bundt cake with chocolate and red currants is a dessert with a hint of orange and cinnamon, an alternative to classic Christmas sweets.
Many, especially children, do not like classic sweets like panettone and pandoro, and this soft and fragrant bundt cake, with a drizzle of white chocolate and lots of red currants, is ideal for an after-meal treat or snack during the holidays.
Christmas is coming, and even though this year due to COVID it will be different, don’t give up on a sweet treat to brighten up this tough time.
Note the recipe; you can also prepare it for breakfast by simply eliminating the decorations and sprinkling it with some powdered sugar.
For other sweets, click the Collection of my Christmas sweets
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Cooking time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 8 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for the Christmas Bundt Cake with Chocolate and Red Currants
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 5 oz butter
- 3 eggs (large)
- Half packet baking powder
- 1 orange zest (grated)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 1/2 oz white chocolate
- as needed red currants
- as needed star anise
- as needed mixed sprinkles
- as needed powdered sugar
Tools
- Bowl
- Electric whisk
- Bundt cake pan 9-9.5 inches
Preparation for the Christmas Bundt Cake with Chocolate and Red Currants
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar well using an electric whisk until they become foamy. You can also do it vigorously by hand.
Continue working by adding the melted and cooled butter, orange zest, and ground cinnamon.
Finally, add the sifted flour and baking powder.Work well until a soft and homogeneous dough is formed.
Pour the dough into a pre-buttered and floured bundt cake pan and then transfer the cake into a preheated oven.
Bake the Christmas bundt cake with chocolate and red currants at 355°F (fan assisted) for about 25-30 minutes.
It depends on the power of your oven, perform the toothpick test at the end of baking.Take the bundt cake out of the oven, let it cool slightly before removing it from the pan.
Place it on a serving plate, drizzle with white chocolate melted in a double boiler for a few minutes.Add the red currants, star anise, and sprinkles, sprinkle the red currants with powdered sugar, let cool completely then slice and serve.
Tips and Variations
The bundt cake can also be decorated with white glaze or dark chocolate!
For a tasty breakfast, serve the bundt cake simply with powdered sugar.
The bundt cake keeps fresh under a dome for about 2 days.
What can I use instead of red currants?
If we go with red fruits, raspberries, strawberries, or differently colored blueberries, grapes, or others according to your taste are excellent choices.
