Super Fluffy and Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

Total time: 60 min

Difficulty: Low

Serves: 6-8

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By Jennifer Philipp

This Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake recipe is fluffy in texture and a brilliant orange color from the additions of both pumpkin and carrots. Studded with chocolate chips and baked in a bundt pan, it makes an elegant dessert that everyone will love.

Making this pumpkin chocolate cake is easy but it does require a few steps. First, you blend the carrots with the pumpkin, oil, milk, and orange juice until it is completely smooth. Then, the sugar gets beaten with the eggs, pumpkin mixture, flour, baking powder, and almond flour until combined. Finally, chocolate chips get folded into the batter before it is baked in a bundt pan in the oven. The resulting cake is chocolate studded with a light pumpkin flavor and a sweet taste.

What is Pumpkin Chocolate Cake?

This pumpkin chocolate cake is baked in a bundt pan for an elegant ring-style cake. Like other types of bundt cakes, it is incredibly fluffy in texture. It contains pureed pumpkin and carrots for their sweetness and orange color along with chocolate chips that contrast against the orange color of the cake.

Pumpkin chocolate cake makes an excellent cake during the autumn months when pumpkin is at its best, but it can also be made during the winter with stored pumpkin. The cake has a complex flavor with the zestiness of orange, the deep taste of chocolate, and the nutty undertone of ground almonds. It makes a delightful accompaniment to a strong cup of coffee or cup of brewed black tea.

Pro Tips

Use a high-powered blender to ensure that the pumpkin and carrots blend until smooth.
You can use any type of firm-fleshed and sweet tasting pumpkin in this recipe, such as butternut squash, sugar pumpkin, or kabocha squash.
Any type of chocolate chips can be used in this cake such as dark chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, or milk chocolate.
You will be able to tell that the cake is baked through when a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Once the cake is baked, run a knife around the edges to ensure it comes out of the pan cleanly.

What to Serve with Pumpkin Chocolate Cake?

You can serve slices of this pumpkin chocolate cake with icing sugar dusted over the top and hot brewed coffee. However, to make it more special, you can also serve it with whipped cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce.

What Type of Pumpkin Can I Use in Cake?

Any type of fresh pumpkin will work well in this recipe as long as it has a sweet flavor. Butternut squash, kabocha squash, and sugar pumpkins generally have very good flavor and beautiful color, making them wonderful to include in cake.

How Can I Ensure My Bundt Cake Releases From the Pan Cleanly?

Grease the bundt pan thoroughly with softened butter or oil to ensure that the cake releases from the pan easily. Additionally, once the cake is baked, you can run a knife around the edges of the pan, including the middle tube, which will help loosen the edges and help it come out of the pan without tearing.

How Do I Know the Cake is Baked?

Once done, your pumpkin chocolate cake should have an opaque appearance and no longer be shiny on top. You can also test the cake by inserting a skewer into the middle to see if it comes out clean. If it comes out with some wet batter, you will know the cake needs more time. However, if it comes out clean, you will know it is properly baked through.

Does This Bundt Cake Freeze Well?

Yes it does, thanks to the moisture from vegetable oil and almond flour. Let it cool completely, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and foil, and freeze for up to three months. Thaw at room temperature before serving, and if dusted with powdered sugar, reapply after thawing, as moisture may dissolve it.

How to Store Pumpkin Chocolate Cake

To store this pumpkin chocolate cake, you can place it in a cake caddy or wrap it tightly on a cake platter. It should stay fresh at room temperature for 2 to 3 days or in the fridge for up to a week.