Red Wine Cake Recipe
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Red Wine Cake

By: Harmony Dame 
"This is my interpretation of a cake my friend in Germany has traditionally every year. It's delicious! You may adorn it with icing, candy or fruit. We like to frost it with buttercream frosting."

What to Drink?

Wine Port
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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (170 degrees C). Grease an 9 inch cake pan.
  2. In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar and eggs until smooth and creamy; add the vanilla and chocolate chips and mix well.
  3. In a small bowl, mix baking powder and flour; add to creamed mixture.
  4. Add red wine and mix well, but not for too long. Add cocoa powder to taste.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour; let cool and decorate. Serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 686 | Total Fat: 38.8g | Cholesterol: 167mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2007 by Sola   view full review
This is delicious-- almost has the consistency of a chocolate chip muffin, so I don't think...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2005 by SPARKYSATORU   view full review
The cake was very dense and needed the frosting that I added. It was good but not sure I would...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by GABBANI   view full review
I wrote down the ingredients, so all i need to do now is buy a bowl, a spoon, oh, and the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2010 by MeganPie   view full review
Potential! The flavor complexity of the red wine & chocolate was great, I would make sure to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2008 by Sarah   view full review
I had some leftover red wine, so I decided to make this cake. I used 1/2 sugar, 1/2 splenda,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 9, 2010 by doulosgurl   view full review
I had some leftover red wine and a chocolate craving, so I halved the recipe and put it in a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2009 by MONICA397   view full review
I followed the directions and amounts to the tee. The results were a delicious, moist...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2008 by gastlygoul   view full review
I thought it would need icing, but it was nice and moist. I used my home made Christmas wine...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2008 by Lance   view full review
My group loved this cake. It's got a very rich taste and I think is sweet enought without any...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2011 by Bobbie Susan   view full review
I thought this cake was good but too dried and dense. I made a chocolate red wine ganache to...

 

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