Straciatella Bundt Cake
Recipe for a delicious bundt cake with chocolate pieces and mascarpone
Today I have a delicious straciatella bundt cake. This recipe is a combination of the classic taste of babka with an intense chocolate aroma. In this recipe, chocolate pieces add a unique texture and flavor, while mascarpone gives moisture and delicacy to the cake. It’s an ideal suggestion for a sweet dessert or a snack with afternoon tea. I highly recommend it!
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Straciatella Bundt Cake recipe step by step
If you like fluffy and light bundt cakes and love chocolate cakes, then you must try this recipe!
Stracciatella Bundt Cake Recipe
Wyposażenie
- Bundt cake pan with a chimney.
Składniki
ingredients for stracciatella bundt cake
- 250 g mascarpone cheese (preferably at room temperature)
- 150 g buttermilk (a little over half a cup – preferably at room temperature)
- 3 eggs (size L)
- 200 g sugar (1 cup)
- 225 g wheat flour – all-purpose (1.5 cups)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 50 ml oil (less than 1/4 cup)
- approx. 50 g chocolate (chopped – you can use more)
Instrukcja
How to make stracciatella bundt cake
- Mix eggs with sugar until a thick and fluffy mass is formed.3 eggs, 200 g sugar
- Meanwhile, briefly mix mascarpone cheese with buttermilk.250 g mascarpone cheese, 150 g buttermilk
- Sift the flour together with the baking powder through a sieve.225 g wheat flour – all-purpose, 2 teaspoons baking powder
- To the egg mixture, add the mascarpone with buttermilk and mix on low speed.
- Add the flour in two portions and mix on low speed – do not mix too long, just until the ingredients are combined.
- Pour in the oil and briefly mix.50 ml oil
- Add the chocolate and mix with a spoon.approx. 50 g chocolate
- Pour the batter into the bundt cake pan (greased with butter and floured).
- Bake the stracciatella bundt cake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees Celsius (fan-assisted) for about 45 minutes – until a dry skewer comes out clean.
- After baking, let the mold rest for about 15 minutes, then gently detach the cake from the sides of the mold and carefully remove the bundt cake onto a wire rack.
- Leave to cool.
Wartości Odżywcze
Bundt Cake with chocolate pieces – notes
It’s clear from my blog that Easter is approaching. Lately, it seems like only bundt cakes are appearing, and today is no different. I invite you to try a delicious straciatella bundt cake with chocolate pieces. This straciatella bundt cake turned out so tasty that my husband boasted about it to his colleagues from remote work.
Essential ingredients for preparing straciatella bundt cake
What’s behind this confectionery success? Well, the cake is made not with butter, but with mascarpone cheese. This cheese, after being mixed with eggs and sugar, added not only an interesting flavor but also a velvety texture. Moreover, it’s not dry and can last a long time (in an airtight container), although I doubt it will last long for anyone! To make it a straciatella cake, I finally added chocolate drops to the batter – I used dessert ones. Instead of drops, you can use regular chocolate – just chop it with a knife.
Tips for preparing bundt cake with chocolate
Remember not to mix the batter for too long after adding the flour – just until the ingredients are combined! If you mix the batter for too long, the bundt cake will lose its fluffiness and may turn out dense or tough after baking. After baking, you can sprinkle the chocolate bundt cake with powdered sugar, as I did, or drizzle it with chocolate glaze. The straciatella bundt cake will taste excellent with both powdered sugar and chocolate on top.
Be sure to also check out my other Easter recipes. You’ll find many inspiring ideas for sweet baked goods there.
Recommended bundt cake recipes
Be sure to also try my other recipes for delicious bundt cakes, perfect for holidays and beyond. Here I recommend, among others, these three recipes, and many more on the blog.
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Stracciatella Bundt Cake
This recipe for an Easter Bundt cake with chocolate chips inside is the perfect choice for the holidays and beyond. This cake is absolutely delicious! It has a velvety texture and is perfectly sweet. That velvety smoothness comes from the mascarpone cheese added to the batter, while the buttermilk ensures the cake stays wonderfully moist. The chocolate pieces—I used chocolate chips—are an extra treat. I opted for semi-sweet chocolate chips, but if you prefer sweeter desserts, you can easily use milk chocolate. If you are using a standard chocolate bar, just chop it up with a knife and fold it into the batter at the very end.
Recipe for Stracciatella Bundt Cake with Chocolate
Take a look at my detailed, step-by-step recipe for this Easter cake and find out how to make a stracciatella Bundt cake with chopped chocolate. The stracciatella Bundt cake is quick and simple to make, and it tastes so spectacular that it's hard to stop at just one slice. How should you decorate a stracciatella Bundt cake? I simply dusted mine with powdered sugar. That really is all it needs! Of course, you could also top it with a chocolate glaze instead. That is entirely up to you. If you love Bundt cakes, be sure to browse through my other babka recipes—I highly recommend my hot milk Bundt cake or the marbled mayonnaise Bundt cake, among others.
