Desserts
Vanilla Amarula Bundt Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 285gm (room temperature) Kerrygold Pure Irish Unsalted Butter
- 380gms sugar
- 3 large free-range eggs
- 450gms flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarb
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 100ml sunflower oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
For the syrup:
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup Amarula
For the ganache:
- 200gms milk chocolate
- 250ml (1 cup) cream
- 30 ml Amarula optional
Directions
Recipe by @drizzleanddip
- To make the cake preheat the oven to 180C / 350F.
- Spray a Bundt tin with cooking spray (approx. 22cm x 12cm).
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. About 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time to the batter ensuring they are thoroughly mixed in before adding the next one.
- Sift the flour and baking powder and baking soda. Mix the buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract together.
- With the mixer on low, add the sifted flour and buttermilk & oil in 3 parts. Scrape down the bowl and mix briefly until well incorporated.
- Scoop the batter into the bundt tin and flatten out with a spatula.
- Bake for 50 – 60 minutes until golden brown. The cake is done when a knife is inserted into the middle, and it comes out clean. Loosely cover with a piece of tin foil from about 20 minutes into the baking time to prevent over browning.
- Allow the Bundt cake to cool in the tin for about 20 minutes then invert it onto a plate.
- Make the syrup while the cake is baking by adding the sugar and water to a small pot and simmering it for 5 minutes. Allow to cool slightly. Add the Amarula.
- When the cake is tipped out from the tin, brush it all over with the Amarula syrup allowing it to soak in.
- Allow this to cool completely before topping with the ganache.
- Make your ganache in advance of icing the cake as it will thicken as it cools. Finely chop the chocolate and add it to a heat-proof bowl. Heat the cream and add it to the chocolate. Stir until its smooth and melted. Allow it to cool and thicken before icing the cake.
