Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake

This Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake is the best chocolate cake you will ever make.  Salted caramel and white chocolate drizzles give this moist chocolate bundt cake a fancy and delicious flair.

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Chocolate Bundt Cake

I like to start my mornings with a big pot of coffee.  It can be 90 degrees and humid outside, and I will still brew hot coffee.  My brain doesn't function without that caffeine jolt first thing in the morning. Plus, the leftover coffee is perfect for making ice cubes for lattes or for baking.  

Did you know you can use cooled coffee in place of liquid in cakes and frosting to add delicious flavor? You cannot taste the coffee flavor in chocolate recipes. It just deepens and enhances the chocolate flavor.  Anything that makes chocolate even better gets an A+ from me.

One of my all-time favorite coffee drinks is this homemade Salted Caramel Mocha, so I wanted to make a chocolate cake with my leftover coffee from the day.  

This chocolate bundt cake is for the serious chocolate lover.  The box of chocolate pudding and mini chocolate chips added to the cake batter make it so moist, decadent, and delicious.

Ingredients for a Mocha Bundt Cake

The cake batter for this coffee-infused chocolate bundt cake comes together easily because we are using store-bought ingredients. A doctored-up cake mix is easy to do and tastes fantastic!

For the Mocha Bundt Cake

• Chocolate Cake Mix - Any brand will work.
• Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix - Make sure you buy an instant pudding mix because the cooked one will not work.
• Coffee - Use leftover cooled coffee. You can also use hot water and instant coffee. 
• Sour Cream - Adds a moist texture to the cake.
• Eggs & Oil - Adds moisture to the cake mix.
• Mini Chocolate Chips - Add a rich chocolate flavor to the cake.

For the Topping

• White Chocolate Melting Wafers - I prefer to use Ghirardelli melting chocolate because it melts easily and tastes great. You can also melt white chocolate chips with a little bit of shortening.
• Caramel Bits - You can find these tiny caramel pieces in the baking aisle of most grocery stores.
• Heavy Cream - Helps the caramel melt smoothly.

How To Make Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake

The batter for this bundt cake comes together so quickly. Caramel drizzles and sea salt add so much flavor to the baked chocolate cake.

1. Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. I like to use Baker's Joy because the cakes always fall out of the bundt pan.
2. Add the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, oil, and coffee to a mixing bowl and beat until combined.
3. Stir in mini chocolate chips and pour the cake batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean. A few crumbs are good. Remove and cool for 10-15 minutes.
5. Place a plate on top of the cake and flip the cake out onto it.  Let the chocolate Bundt Cake cool completely.
6. Melt the white chocolate wafers, then drizzle them over the top of the cake.
7. Heat the caramel bits and cream over medium heat, stirring until melted and creamy. Stir in some coarse-ground sea salt.
8. Drizzle the caramel over the mocha bundt cake and sprinkle with more sea salt.  Let it set before cutting into slices. (full recipe below)

More Salted Caramel Desserts

• Salted Caramel Brownie Cupcakes
• Salted Caramel Scones
• Caramel Bites
• Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark
• Snickers Fudge
• Salted Caramel Frosting

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The post for Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake was first published in June 2013. The photos and post have been updated and republished in November 2019.