The Zin-ful Vice Cake is almost Too Good To Be True!

Wine.. dark chocolate..butter..in one cake? Simply decadent.

“WOW” I am pretty sure if taste buds could talk that is what they were shouting after my first bite of this amazing cake.

I mean seriously, how could you go wrong with butter, dark cocoa, and a glass of wine? Be still my beating heart! And then, it is drizzled with the glaze, followed by the light dusting of powdered sugar, and joined by a few fresh berries, the perfect dessert!

When our daughter asked if she could make this cake I was a little skeptical. When she told me she was going to need to put almost 2 cups of wine in it, I hesitated again. That is a lot of wine in a cake.

But, the results were amazing.

The wine really brought out the rich cocoa flavor without being a super sweet or heavy cake.

For those who are not comfortable with consuming alcohol, have no fear, the alcohol in the cake bakes off, but the frosting is a different story. I have added a milk substitute that is a bit more creamy, but wine free.

This is what my family had to say about this cake.

“When are you making this again!”

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Quick Tip: This is good with a red zin or even a red blend wine. It doesn’t need to be expensive wine. Trader Joes has a super good sale on wines and if someone brings you a bottle as a gift that you would rather not drink..here you go! A recipe that even non -wine drinkers love!

Photo and Recipe courtesy of Marci 

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