Rich Red Wine Chocolate Cake
- 8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 None eggs
- 3/4 cup self-rising flour
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup dry red wine
- 3 ox semi-sweet chocolate, grated
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 8 oz dried muscatel clusters
- Preheat the oven to 325u0b0F. Generously grease a 9-inch Bundt pan.
- Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in combined sifted flours and cocoa powder. Stir in 1/3 cup water, wine and chocolate. Spoon into prepared pan.
- Bake for 50 mins until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
- Meanwhile, for the syrup, stir sugar, wine and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan on medium heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Cut muscatels into 12 small bunches; add to syrup. Bring to a boil and boil, uncovered, for 15 mins or until syrup is reduced by one-third and is slightly thickened. Cool.
- Top cake with glazed muscatels. Drizzle with syrup. Accompany cake with any remaining syrup and whipped cream, if desired.
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