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Mulled Wine Cake
German Mulled Wine Cake (Glühweinkuchen) is a delicious and easy to make Christmas dessert.
Servings 12
Calories 474kcal
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
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate *I used chocolate chips*
- 1 ½ cups butter 3 sticks, unsalted, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1-2 tablespoons mulled wine optional
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