Red Wine Chocolate Cake

This red wine chocolate cake is rich and fluffy, with hints of wine. It makes a great adult birthday cake.

Serves: one 9" round cake

Prep Time: 10 min

Cooking Time: 25-30 min

Total:  35-40 min

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup red wine
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup plus 1 tbsp. flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions

1. In large bowl cream butter and sugar until smooth.
2. Add eggs, wine and vanilla, mixing with an electric mixer.
3. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
4. Add dry to wet mixture, mixing just until 3/4 combined. Fold batter using a spatula until fully combined.
5. Transfer to a parchment paper lined 9" baking pan and bake in a preheated oven at 325 F for 25-30 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
6. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing.
7. Cool completely before icing.

Lightly adapted from smittenkitchen.com