This is one of the top selling wines at the wine store where I work and is perfect for use in this cake which is super moist and delicious! Red Decadence is a red wine blend which has dark chocolate infused into it. The wine tastes like a cheery tootsie pop roll sucker! There are few wines similar to it such as Chocolate Shop and Chocolate Rouge. Avoid using chocolate red wines such as Choco Vin which is more like a liqueur. If you can't find a red wine chocolate blend such as Red Decadence you can use a regular red wine. Go for one with a bit of jammy sweetness to it such as a red Zinfandel.
INGREDIENTS
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup Red Decadence red wine (divided)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup canola oil
4 large eggs
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees & butter a bundt pan (if you don't have a bundt pan you can bake this in two greased bread pans- baking time is the same). In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, 1/2 cup red wine, water, canola oil & eggs. Beat with an electric mixer until well combined & smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan & bake for 45 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. While the cake is baking, prepare the glaze. In a small saucepan, heat the butter, sugar & remaining 1/2 cup of red wine until the sugar is dissolved.
When the cake is done & while still in the pan, pour most of the glaze over the cake, letting it slowly absorb into it. When cool, invert the cake onto a serving plate & pour the remaining glaze over it.
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