{"id":607,"date":"2023-02-01T15:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T20:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easygayoven.com\/?p=607"},"modified":"2023-03-11T01:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T06:03:45","slug":"sour-cream-chocolate-chip-bundt-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easygayoven.com\/sour-cream-chocolate-chip-bundt-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Although it’s baked in a bundt pan, this recipe for sour cream chocolate chip cake is pillowy and tender, not dense like a pound cake. It’s as moist and fluffy as a yellow birthday cake, thanks to the addition of one whole cup of sour cream, half a cup of buttermilk and half a cup of vegetable oil. The acidic buttermilk contributes to a taller rise, the sour cream gives a depth of flavor and moisture to the crumb, and the vegetable oil replaces some of the butter as the fat component, which stops the cake from drying out, meaning you can slice off a tiny piece every time you pass it in your kitchen… for days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A note on chocolate chips: First of all, if you know me or have used my recipes, you’ll know i’m not a fan of chocolate chips for many baking applications, but as an add-in for cake, where we don’t really want the chocolate to melt and spread, they’re perfect. I found after the first test that regular size chocolate chips were just too big and overpowered the cake’s texture and flavor. Switching to mini chocolate chips was the move and I haven’t looked back. I use a conservative 1 1\/4 cups in this recipe but, honestly, you can just dump the whole bag in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sometimes chocolate chips can sink to the bottom of cake and muffin tins while baking, and some people recommend tossing them in flour so they stay afloat in the batter. I haven’t seen much evidence that this works. Instead, to get a more even distribution of chocolate chips, I would just sprinkle about 1\/4 cup on top of the batter in the tin, some of which will sink in during baking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are 3 tips for making sour cream chocolate chip bundt cake:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do not over-mix.<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once the last addition of flour is dumped into the batter, just add in the chocolate chips along with it. This way, you’re not over-mixing by adding the chocolate chips to an already mixed batter. Over working any kind of cake batter can cause toughness and also can make the cake sink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepare your tin well.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To prevent any stick-age when turning cakes out of their bundt tins, some people swear by bundt pan “<\/a>goop<\/a>.”<\/a> It’s a mixture of equal parts flour, vegetable oil and vegetable shortening that you spread on the inside of the tin like a baking spray. I don’t like using baking spray (I just don’t think it works very well) so this recipe just calls for brushing a tin with soft butter and dusting it thoroughly with flour, then tapping out the excess. I have never had stick-age with this method before. But if you have had sticking troubles with one of your tins, or you have a particularly detailed bundt tin, goop could be the way to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use room-temperature ingredients.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a general rule, baking ingredients mix together better when they’re not at totally different temperatures. That’s why, scalding milk + cold eggs can sometimes mean scrambled eggs and not delicious creme br\u00fbl\u00e9e. Making sure the butter, buttermilk, eggs and sour cream in this recipe have all had time to come to room temperature (or close) is key to making sure the ice-cold eggs don’t curdle the butter-sugar mixture, for example. This will also prevent over-mixing as the ingredients will require less coaxing to combine. To get a head-start, measure out all your cold ingredients into separate containers so they come to room temperature. You can even let the (uncracked) eggs sit in a bowl of hot tap water to warm up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Did you make this sour cream chocolate chip bundt cake? I want to see! Tag me on Instagram and TikTok @easygayoven. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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