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Crack Cake

My crack cake recipe is one for the books! Moist and gooey, this cake can be served as dessert or for breakfast with a fresh cup of coffee.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bundt cake recipes, crack recipes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12 slices
Calories 493kcal
Author Kathleen

Ingredients

  • 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
  • 1 (3.4-ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 ounce White Wine
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Arrange oven rack to lower-middle position. Preheat oven to 325ºF (163ºC).
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk cake mix (1 box), instant vanilla pudding (1 box), cinnamon (2 teaspoons), 1/3 cup white sugar, and brown sugar (1/4 cup) together until evenly combined.
    Step 1 how to make crack cake, Mix the dry ingredients.
  • To the cake mix mixture, add vegetable oil (3/4 cup), milk, (1/2 cup) white wine (1/2 cup), eggs (4), and vanilla (1 tablespoon).
    Step 2 how to make old fashioned crack cake, Add the wet ingredients.
  • Using an electric mixer beat until batter is smooth.
    Step 3 how to make moist crack cake, Beat until the batter is smooth.
  • Heavily spray a 10 or 12-cup bundt pan with Bakers nonstick cooking spray. Immediately pour batter into bundt pan. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes or until a bamboo skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean. 
    Step 4 how to make crack pound cake, Spray the bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Pour the batter.
  • When the cake has about 15 minutes left to bake, start making the glaze

Glaze:

  • In a small saucepan, cook butter (1/2 cup), sugar (1 cup), and wine (1/4 ounce) until the sugar is dissolved, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla (2 teaspoons).
  • While the cake is very hot and still in the bundt pan, use a long bamboo skewer, poke holes all over the cake.
  • Set the hot cake on the wire baking rack. Slowly, and in stages, pour glaze over the cake and allow it to soak up the glaze. This takes 15-20 minutes.
    Step 6 how to make crack cake with wine, Pour glaze over the cake and allow it to soak up the glaze. Let it cool.
  • After all the glaze has been applied to the cake, let the cake cool on the wire rack for 1 hour.
  • Turn the cake onto a serving plate. Enjoy!

Notes

  1. The best advice I can give you is to thoroughly prepare your bundt pan, just before you pour your batter into it. If you want the beautiful pattern to show on your cake, you will want to remove the cake as instructed. If you leave it in the pan too long, it will stick. 
  2. This cake is seriously addictive. I had to put the leftovers in the freezer because my family couldn’t stop snacking on it! 
  3. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 493kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 400mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 327IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 1mg