Chocolate Struesel Ribbon Bundt Cake

So my husband's birthday is tomorrow, Super Bowl Sunday!!! I ask him what kind of cake he wants and he asks for some kind of struesel cake. I get on the web and do a "Struesel" Search and then showed him the results. He picked this one from www.globalgourmet.com :


Makes one 10-inch Bundt or tube cake
Serves 12

In this old-time favorite, which was popular decades ago, a cinnamon-chocolate streusel ribbons the center and tops the fine-textured cake.

Chocolate Streusel
· 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
· 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
· 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
· 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
· 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
· 3/4 cup (3 ounces) chopped pecans or walnuts

· 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
· 3/4 cup granulated sugar
· 3 large eggs
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
· 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1 cup sour cream


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan.
To make the chocolate streusel: In a medium bowl or a food processor, combine the butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa. Cut the butter in with your fingers or process until crumbly. Stir in the nuts and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the 8 tablespoons butter and granulated sugar with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla and almond extracts and beat until smooth. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to blend. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream in 2 increments, blending until smooth. Turn half of the batter into the prepared pan, spreading until smooth. Sprinkle with half of the streusel. Add the remaining cake batter, spread until smooth, and sprinkle evenly with the remaining streusel.

Bake for 40 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Unmold right side up on a wire rack and let cool completely. Cut into slices to serve.

from:Coffee CakesSimple, Sweet, and Savory

Okay it is more of a bundt cake but what the birthday boy wants the birthday boy gets!!!

It was very simple to make although as usual I messed up the kitchen. We will have to wait until tomorrow to get the verdict on the taste testing.