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Chocolate Port Wine Cake Recipe

This Chocolate Port Wine Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting is so incredible you'll wonder why you haven't added port wine to cake mix before. This is a simple cake recipe that dresses up a traditional boxed Devil's Food Cake mix with a few ingredients that results in a moist and flavorful chocolate cake recipe.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 561kcal
Author: Heather

Ingredients

  • 1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix such as Duncan Hines
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup Tawny Port wine or ruby port
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • cooking spray

Dark Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 13" x 9" baking dish with cooking spray. Line with a piece of parchment paper that hangs over the long sides of the pan. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment add the Devil's food cake mix, sour cream, port wine, vegetable oil, and eggs and beat well to combine.
  • Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove and cool completely.

Dark Chocolate Fudge Frosting

  • Melt the chocolate and allow to cool.
  • Beat the room temperature butter, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the cooled chocolate, heavy cream, and espresso or strong coffee and beat until smooth.

Assemble the Cake

  • Either remove the cake from the pan and place on a cake plate, or dollop fudge frosting directly on the cooled cake in the pan. Spread with an offset spatula or spoon. Sprinkle with Maldon or flaky salt, cut and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 561kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 526mg | Potassium: 270mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 582IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 3mg
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