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.
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 just 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 using in baked goods.
Did you know you can use cooled coffee in place of the liquids in cakes and frosting to give it a 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 drink 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 makes 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 amazing!
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 great moist texture to the cake.
- Eggs & Oil - Adds moisture to the cake mix.
- Mini Chocolate Chips - Gives the cake a rich chocolate flavor.
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 store.
- Heavy Cream - Helps the caramel melt smoother.
How to make Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake
The batter for this bundt cake comes together so quickly. Caramel drizzles and sea salt adds so much flavor to the baked chocolate cake.
- Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan. I like to use Baker's Joy because the cakes fall out of the bundt pan every single time.
- Add the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, oil, and coffee to a mixing bowl and beat until combined.
- Stir in mini chocolate chips and pour the cake batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean. A few crumbs is good. Remove and cool 10-15 minutes.
- Place a plate on top of the cake and flip the cake out onto it. Let the chocolate Bundt Cake cool completely.
- Melt the white chocolate wafers and drizzle over the top of the cake.
- Heat the caramel bits and cream over medium heat and stir until melted and creamy. Stir in some coarse ground sea salt.
- Drizzle the caramel over the mocha bundt cake and sprinkle with more sea salt. Let set before cutting into slices. (full recipe below)
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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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Recipe
Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake Recipe
This easy Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake is drizzled with caramel and white chocolate. Perfect fancy looking dessert for any party!
Ingredients
- 1 chocolate cake mix
- 3.4 ounce box instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup oil
- 1 cup brewed coffee, cooled
- 1 cup mini chocolate chip
- ½ cup white chocolate melting wafers
- ½ cup caramel baking bits
- 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons coarse ground sea salt, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick baking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, oil, and cooled coffee. Beat on low for 1 minute and then beat 2 minutes on medium.
- Stir in the chocolate chips by hand. Pour the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 55-60 minutes.
- Let cool 15 minutes in the pan. Place a plate over the top of the cake and flip the cake over. Let cool completely.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the white chocolate wafers according to the package directions. Stir until melted and creamy. Place in a plastic baggie and cut one tip off. Drizzle over the top of the cake.
- Place the caramel bits and the heavy cream in a small saucepan. Heat on low until melted. Stir in 1 teaspoon of course ground sea salt.
- Drizzle the caramel over the chocolate. Sprinkle the top with the leftover sea salt. Let set.
- Cut into 16 wedges. Store in a sealed container on the counter.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 234Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 363mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for Salted Caramel Mocha Bundt Cake was first published on June 9, 2013. The photos and post have been updated and republished on November 15, 2019.
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes
I'm tweeting the giveaway every day! I hope I win! 🙂
Mrs. T
The cake looks amazing and I love that it is made with a cake mix. I could make it gluten free! Maybe for our next church potluck. It is so much easier to transport a bundt cake than a layer cake.
I would love a Keurig -- have wanted one for a very long time. Thanks for the opportunity.
Traci Wirsch
Coffee!
Trish - Mom On Timeout
This cake looks heavenly Jocelyn! I would totally be brewing up some of those Snapple Teas we tried at BlogHer - sooo good!
carol roberts
coffee and hot cocoa for sure
derya w.
I can't wait to try the new Snapple drinks! I'm an iced-tea-aholic!
kathy lee
coffee for me and hot chocolate for the grand sons!!!!!
Chrissy
This cake looks amazing! I look forward to brewing iced coffee in a Keurig.
Stacey
I would make Iced coffee first if I won.
Becky @ A Calculated Whisk
YUM...hot cocoa! Or even a mocha!
Sara Sixel
Ugh!! I did something wrong trying post about my coffee...sorry. Disregard the previous comment, please. At any rate, I would brew a decaf coffee b/c I am still breast feeding my little guy. And being single, I could do a fresh cup later instead of warming my one cup up repeatedly in the microwave...AWESOME!! It can take me all day to drink one cup coffee, it's sad.
Sara Sixel
I just read my post... Obviously I didn't proof read very well. I am not single, been married for almost 12 years. I was talking about the ease of single serve coffee. Oh my goodness, I am not doing so well with this posting thing. Ugghhh!!f
Courtnie
I'd like to brew tea!
Laura Jacobson
Oh wow..all of the above! LOL...I LOVE iced coffee and that is so neat you can make that too! But..I love my coffee!
Ala
This looks crazy moist and superbly mocha-flavored--I can't get enough of chocolate mocha cakes! I've just made a fudgy chocolate tunnel cake that has got me hankering for another chocolate-based dessert. Your recipe sounds great, especially considering the real dearth of moist, reliable mocha cake recipes out there. Thanks for sharing!
kristin
iced coffee in the summer and hot coffee on a cold morning in the winter!
Gianna
Coffee first.. then the rest.
Patty Bryant
The question would rather be what wouldn't I make with it?? I have seen all of the flavors and varieties of brews to go in the Keurig, I would be in heaven.
Betty Bender
I can't believe how beautiful your bundt cake is!! Can't wait to try it.
If I win the Keurig Platinum Brewer, I really look forward to brewing iced coffees and teas in the summer.. and flavored coffees in the winter!! It's hard to say what would be my favorite, since I don't have a Keurig yet I haven't tried many of the great things you can brew with them!!
Elizabeth
Pretty sure this recipe looks amazing! I've been wanting a Keurig and this opens up the possibilities even more!!
Mary.
Terry shoud do sponsorship endorsememts, for folgers coffee® 😀