Red Wine Cake

"What?!! You put wine in a cake?" That's what everyone asks and the answer is always the same, "yes, and it is delicious"

Prep time: 25 minutes
Total time: 1:45

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ¾ cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups dry red wine
  • Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
  • Whipped cream for serving

    Instructions:

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a Bundt pan. In a bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat the butter with the granulated sugar at medium high speed until fluffy, 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and beat until incorporated. Add the vanilla and beat for 2 minutes. Working in 2 batches, alternately fold in the dry ingredients and the wine, until just incorporated. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes, until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn it out onto a rack; let cool completely before slicing. Dust with confectioner’s sugar and serve with whipped cream.

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