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Chocolate Bundt Cake is made like a traditional bundt cake but I use cottage cheese to replace some of the butter making this cake slightly better for you.
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5 from 6 votes

Chocolate Bundt Cake

Chocolate Bundt Cake is made like a traditional bundt cake but I use cottage cheese to replace some of the butter making this cake slightly better for you.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate bundt cake
Servings: 15
Calories: 394kcal
Author: Mindy Boyd

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 1 1/2 cups butter 3 sticks
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 6 eggs

For the topping:

  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk

Instructions

For the cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a bundt pan and dust with cocoa powder.
  • Add butter, water, cocoa, and salt to a small saucepan over low heat until melted, stirring to combine. Set aside.
  • Puree cottage cheese in a blender or with an immersion blender until smooth (this sortof looks like sour cream).
  • In a large bowl whisk the sugar, flour, and baking soda until combined. Whisk in butter mixture (batter will be thick).
  • Whisk in eggs, one at a time, stirring after each addition, whisk in pureed cottage cheese.
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
  • Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.

For the topping:

  • Melt marshmallows and 3 tablepsoons milk in a medium saucepan, stirring often, until melted. add more milk if necessary to make your topping a pourable consistency. Pour over cooled cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 394kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 677IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg