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Freshly baked mulled wine cake on a white plate
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Mulled Wine Cake

German Mulled Wine Cake (Glühweinkuchen) is a delicious and easy to make Christmas dessert.
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Keyword Bundt Cake, Christmas Cake, Glühweinkuchen, Gugelhupf
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 474kcal
Author Maike Corbett

Ingredients

Mulled Wine

  • ½ cup red wine Merlot, Red Zinfandel, or a Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 1 tablespoon brown rum
  • 1 large orange zest + juice
  • 1 whole cinnamon sticks
  • 3 whole cloves
  • ¼ cup sugar

Cake Batter

Icing

Instructions

Prep

  • Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Grease a bundt cake form. Set aside.

Mulled Wine

  • Combine wine, rum, orange juice, orange zest, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain mulled wine through a sieve. Cover and set aside.

Cake Batter

  • Add chocolate chips to a food processor and blend until they look like bread crumbs. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl and combine butter, sugar, and vanilla extract and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth.
  • Add eggs one at a time and continue to beat on medium speed. Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt. Continue on low speed and add mulled wine. Fold in chopped chocolate.
  • Pour batter into the pre-greased cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool.

Icing

  • In a medium bowl whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Divide the icing in half and add a few drops of mulled wine. Alternatively drizzle both red and white icing over the cooled mulled wine cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 261mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 685IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg