Martha Stewart Chocolate Bundt - Day #21 - I Like Big Bundts

Day 21 of I Like Big Bundts: 30 Days of Bundt Cakes
Martha Stewart's Chocolate Bundt

Today, I bought $57 toenail clippers at Target. I know! Crazy expensive.
What?
You want to see the receipt?
Oh...
Sure, the clippers are in the bags... and what's this other stuff? new pajamas (flannel, baby!), batteries, fleece jacket (only $10!!), pack of gum...

The other day, I need 1/2 cup of heavy cream for the ganache portion of today's Bundt cake. So...a trip to Trader Joe's was in order. With no list. Just wandering the aisles. And so the cream for this? $83! Dairy is getting so expensive! ;)

For today's Bundt, it's all Martha. Here is Martha Stewart's Chocolate Bundt.

Thanks to my friend JustJenn of JustJennDesigns for making the logo!

I'm making 30 Bundts in 30 days. And. going. crazy. doing. it. Thank goodness we are finally on Day 21! :)

Made with two sticks of butter and 1/2 cup of sour cream, this ain't light. I think I baked it a little long so it was a bit on the dry side...watch the clock on this one.

The ganache topping is my $83 cream, bittersweet chocolate, butter and optional Cognac or rum (I skipped the booze). I should have let my ganache thicken a bit more...but I was in a hurry to get to work.

Huge shout out to my friend and fellow libriarian Jennie. She's a California ex-pat in Kentucky and has been baking up Bundts galore! Check out her big Bundts here.

And, keeping with the library theme, my little project was in ALA Direct - the American Library Association's e-newsletter (scroll to the bottom). Library geekness! :)

We are closing in on National Bundt Day (November 15th!) Come back tomorrow for another Bundt. And if you need even more ideas of Bundts to make, check back on Sunday for a parade of Bundts I've made in the past!
- mary the food librarian

Recipe:
Martha Stewart Chocolate Bundt
from Martha Stewart Living, December 2008

I Like Big Bundts recap:
The Food Librarian confesses: I Like Big Bundts
Day 1: Pumpkin Spice Bundt with Buttermilk Icing
Day 2: Chocolate-Cinnamon Bundt Cake with Mocha Icing
Day 3: Pumpkin-Apple Spiced Bundt
Day 4: Cinnamon Ripple Sweet Potato Bundt
Day 5: Chocolate Zucchini Bundt
Day 6: Cardamom Vanilla Bundt
Day 7: Monkey Bread in a Bundt
Day 8: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt
Day 9: Coconut Bundt
Day 10: Sweet Potato Bundt
Day 11: Mom's Apple Cake Bundt
Day 12: Meyer Lemon Bundt
Day 13: Candy Corn Jello Bundt
Day 14: Spiced Cranberry Bundt
Day 15: Blueberry-Buttermilk Bundt
Day 16: Nutella Bundt
Day 17: Carrot Walnut Bundt
Day 18: Pear Ginger Bundt
Day 19: Persimmon Bundt
Day 20: Banana Chocolate Marble Bundt