A soft and delicious cake full of pumpkin and chocolate flavors. Made from scratch and so simple to put together, this pumpkin chocolate chip bundt cake recipe will be the perfect fall dessert for your family or guests!
So what is your favorite? Apple flavors or pumpkin flavors? What calls you the most in the fall? It's a tough one for me because I love all things apple. However, if you combine flavors like pumpkin and chocolate and make something like this pumpkin chocolate chip bundt cake, I may have to choose pumpkin.
Because really, pumpkin and chocolate? How can you go wrong?
The ingredient facts
Glad you asked. This pumpkin cake has not only chocolate chips in it but a simple ingredient that makes this cake soft and flavorful: Chocolate Fudge Pudding.
Oh yes it does. Because of the pudding, this fall favorite recipe has a depth of chocolate flavor that blends perfectly with the pumpkin flavor.
Is cake easy to make?
Yes, it is. It has simple ingredients that you likely have already in your pantry.
The process
This cake has all the classic ingredients, however, since it has the chocolate element to it, I didn't add any spices except the cinnamon. Really, cinnamon should be added to pumpkin because, well, it's pumpkin. Pumpkin almost always needs cinnamon.
The other spices such as nutmeg or allspice, really wouldn't compliment the chocolate flavor.
Chocolate and pumpkin: The blend
Any thoughts as to if the pumpkin will be outshined by the chocolate? I know I was. I was wondering if it would taste too chocolate-y (is that a thing?) but the pumpkin and chocolate compliment each other. No worries there.
Simply mix the oil and sugar together using either a hand mixer or the old fashioned way, the wooden spoon. I preferred using the wooden spoon for this recipe. Then mix in the eggs, stirring well.
Then you will want to mix in the flour, baking soda and salt. You can then stir in the pumpkin and cinnamon. After everything is mixed, stir in the chocolate pudding mix. There is no need to over stir, just stir in the pumpkin, cinnamon and pudding mix until everything is blended well.
You can make a cream cheese frosting to drizzle on top or you can sprinkle powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar) on top. You can certainly also leave it plain.
Serve it up and enjoy this fall dessert recipe.
FAQ
No you don't. I like the look of this cake in a Bundt pan but you can use a greased 9x13 pan as well. Be sure to change the length of cook time to 35-40 minutes and check accordingly.
You need to wrap up any leftovers with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container. It does not need to be refrigerated unless you use the cream cheese frosting, then place in the fridge for up to 3 days. Otherwise, it can remain covered on the counter for up to 3 days.
You can, but I have not tried it so I don't know the outcome, flavor-wise.
Do you like pumpkin recipes? Try:
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour I use unbleached, can use bleached
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3.9 oz instant chocolate pudding mix 1 small box
- 15 oz pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*
- Mix together oil and sugar until blended
- Add eggs and stir well
- Stir in flour, baking soda and salt until blended completely
- Stir in pumpkin and cinnamon
- Stir in chocolate pudding mix then fold in chocolate chips
- Pour mixture into a greased bundt cake pan
- Bake at 350* for 60 minutes or until cake tests done
- *Oven temperatures vary. You may want to check your cake at 50 minutes to see where it is at*
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes
- Loosen cake from sides of pan using a knife and turn the cake out onto a cake tray or plate, using oven mitts if necessary
- Serve
Did you make this recipe? Let me know!