Mulled Wine Cake
Easy German Mulled Wine Cake. A delicious, easy to make Christmas dessert.
Servings 16
Calories 474kcal
Ingredients
Mulled Wine
- ½ cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon rum
- 1 large orange zest + juice
- 1 cinnamon sticks
- 3 whole cloves
- ¼ cup sugar
Cake Batter
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate *I used chocolate chips*
- 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) butter 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
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. Add mulled wine and beat on low speed. Fold in chopped chocolate.
- Pour batter into the pre-greased cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Icing
- In a medium bowl whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth and creamy. Drizzle icing over the Mulled Wine Cake. Serve and enjoy.
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