Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake

Rich chocolate cake is infused with root beer and then generously drizzled with root beer glaze to create this luscious Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake. Made from scratch and delightfully delicious, it's a root beer lover's dream!

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You know, chocolate and root beer make for one amazing flavor combination. And when the two are paired together in a Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake? -- Well, it's just downright delightfully delicious.

To create this super tasty bundt, rich scratch-made chocolate cake is infused with root beer both in the cake batter itself and poured on top to soak in after the cake is baked. The whole bundt is then generously drizzled with root beer-flavored glaze, creating a moist and flavorful cake that's nothing short of amazing. -- Both in taste and in looks.

The way the light-colored root beer glaze spills over the top of the dark cake, it's reminiscent of the vanilla ice cream foam that forms on the top of an actual root beer float. Don't you think?

Now the root beer flavor in this cake is definitely "there," but it's not overpowering. The flavor is a nice balance of chocolate and root beer, that still allows both to come through. -- Chocolate comes through the strongest in the cake itself, while root beer comes through the most in the glaze. That being said, if you're not a fan of root beer, this cake is probably not for you.

But if you are a fan of root beer? -- Whip one of these beauties up today! Because made from scratch and delightfully delicious, Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake is a root beer lover's dream!

Rich chocolate cake is infused with root beer and then generously drizzled with root beer glaze to create this luscious Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake.

What's to Love About This Recipe?

• Rich chocolate cake made from scratch - No box mix here! This rich and delicious chocolate cake is made from scratch with both baking cocoa and chopped semi-sweet chocolate.
• Tender & moist - The bundt bakes up super tender and moist, and is made even better in that department with a generous drizzling of root beer glaze.
• Fabulous flavor combination - Chocolate and root beer make for one fabulous flavor combination, for sure.
• Perfect for the root beer lover - With root beer in the cake batter itself, more drizzled on top of the baked caked to soak in, and a topping of root beer glaze over the entire bundt, this cake is a root beer lover's dream.

Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake Ingredient Highlights:

Root beer and chocolate are the stars of this super tasty cake. -- Let's take a look at a few of the ingredients that help create these delicious flavors.

To bring chocolate and root beer flavor to the scratch-made cake, you'll need:

• Baking cocoa - This is the unsweetened cocoa powder you find in the baking aisle of the grocery store. In this cake, it combines with the cake's all-purpose flour to create the structure of the cake and build a good base of chocolate flavor.

• Semi-sweet chocolate - Melted semi-sweet chocolate stirred into the batter brings rich chocolate flavor to the cake. Look for bars of semi-sweet baking chocolate in the baking aisle of the grocery store.

• Root beer - The star of the show! Any brand of root beer works fine, though we are big fans of A&W and Stewart's. -- Do be sure to use regular, not diet. For shopping purposes, in total this recipe uses just shy of two 12-ounce bottles or cans of root beer.

• Ground allspice - Allspice is a bold, rich spice with notes similar to cloves. In this cake, it helps enhance and bring out the root beer flavor. 

• Dark brown sugar - Dark brown sugar has a higher ratio of molasses than light brown sugar, and therefore has a deeper, richer flavor. In this recipe, that deeper flavor helps create the rich chocolate flavor of the cake. That being said, light brown sugar could be substituted in a pinch.

For the root beer glaze, you'll need:

• Confectioners' sugar - The base, and sweetener, of the glaze.

• Root beer - Serves as the liquid to create the drizzling consistency of the glaze, and creates its nice root beer flavor.

• Vanilla extract - Enhances the glaze's root beer flavor.

• Salt - Brightens and rounds out the flavor of the glaze.

How to Make a Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake:

The first step in making a Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake is to make the chocolate-root beer cake itself. 

Begin the cake batter by melting together some semi-sweet chocolate, butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar along with some root beer in a saucepan. (Mmmm, it's sounding good already.) Then let this mixture cool a bit before mixing in eggs and the cake's dry ingredients.

Pour the batter into a bundt pan and bake it up.  

Once it's out of the oven, immediately poke holes in the top of the cake with a wooden skewer or chopstick.

Slowly pour on a 1/4-cup of root beer to soak into the holes.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then invert the cake onto a serving plate to remove it from the pan. Allow the cake to cool completely before glazing.

Once the cake has cooled completely, mix together confectioner's sugar, root beer, a bit of vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt to make the root beer glaze.

 

Drizzle the glaze slowly all over the top of the cake. -- Do take care to do this slowly so the glaze doesn't just slide right off the cake.

Some of it will slide all the way down and form pools on the cake plate, and that's okay. -- We just don't want all of the glaze to end up in pools off the cake! (Though I will admit, it's fun and tasty to swipe your fingers through those glaze pools after the cake's been served.)

And there you have it. -- Beautiful and tasty Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake, made from scratch and generously drizzled with root beer glaze. With its delightfully delicious chocolate and root beer flavor combination, it's a root beer lover's dream, for sure.

Check out these other tasty chocolate cake recipes:

• Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake
• Chocolate Cherry Upside-Down Cake
• Marshmallow Chocolate Cake
• Chocolate Syrup Cake
• Chocolate Pound Cake
• Coconut Chocolate Poke Cake
• Chocolate Wacky Cake
• Chocolate Covered Oreo Cake
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Dessert

American

Yield: about 10-12 servings

Author: Tracey | The Kitchen is My Playground

Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake

Rich chocolate cake is infused with root beer and then generously drizzled with root beer glaze to create this luscious Chocolate Root Beer Bundt Cake. Made from scratch and delightfully delicious, it's a root beer lover's dream!

Prep time: 30 MinCook time: 50 MinTotal time: 1 H & 20 M

Ingredients

Root Beer Chocolate Cake:

• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 c. root beer, divided (NOT diet root beer)
• 1 c. baking cocoa
• 2 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 c. dark brown sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 eggs, beaten

Root Beer Glaze:

• 2 1/2 c. confectioner's sugar
• 1/4 c. root beer
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 1 to 2 tsp. warm water, if needed

Instructions

Prepare Root Beer Chocolate Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 325℉. Butter and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. Tap out any excess flour.
2. Combine 2 cups of the root beer, cocoa powder, chopped chocolate, and butter in a large saucepan; heat over medium heat until the butter melts. Add granulated and brown sugars; whisk until dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool to almost room temperature, about 45-60 minutes.
3. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk the beaten eggs into the cooled root beer mixture, then gently fold in the dry ingredients. The batter will be slightly lumpy.
4. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes.
5. When cake first comes out of the oven, gently poke the cake all over with a skewer or chopstick. Pour remaining 1/4 cup root beer over the cake.
6. Let cake cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then invert the cake onto a serving plate to remove it from the pan. Let cake cool completely.

Prepare Root Beer Glaze:

1. Once cake is cooled, make the glaze. Whisk together the root beer, vanilla, confectioner's sugar, and pinch of salt.
2. Check consistency of glaze, and add warm water, a very small amount at a time, if needed to make a consistency for drizzling.
3. Drizzle slowly over cake.

TRACEY'S NOTES:

1. For shopping purposes, in total this recipe uses just shy of two 12 oz. bottles or cans of root beer.
2. We recommend buttering and flouring the bundt pan rather than using non-stick cooking spray when baking this cake. We have had the cake stick in the pan when using non-stick cooking spray. If you do want to use spray to grease the pan, choose baking spray that includes flour, as it's formulated specifically for baking.
3. Drizzle the glaze slowly so it doesn't just slide off the cake. Also, you may or may not use all of the root beer glaze.

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