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Boxed yellow cake mix jazzed up with instant vanilla pudding, cinnamon, and white wine, topped with a butter wine glaze to make an outrageously decadent cake.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 45

Cooling Time: 1

Total Time: 1 55

Servings: Servings

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

For The Cake

1 box (15.25 oz) of yellow cake mix
1 box (3.4 oz) of instant vanilla pudding
1/4 cup of granulated sugar
1/4 cup of packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
4 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup of water
3/4 cup of vegetable oil
1/2 cup of white wine
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For The Wine Butter Glaze

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, salted or unsalted
1 cup of granulated sugar
1/4 cup of white wine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
dash of salt

Instructions

Make The Cake

Preheat the oven to 350º and Generously grease a bundt pan with “Pam Baking Spray" or cooking spray/butter and flour.
In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk to combine.
In a separate bowl or large mixing cup, combine the eggs, water, oil, wine, and vanilla and mix until well blended.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
Using a hand mixer, beat the mixture on medium speed for about two minutes, until all ingredients are well combined and the mixture has thickened slightly.
Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake in a 350º oven for about 45-50 minutes, until a cake skewer or toothpick comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and immediately make the wine butter glaze.

Make the Butter Wine Glaze:

In a small saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, wine, vanilla, and salt.
Melt and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down so the mixture doesn't boil over and simmer for 2-3 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
Use a skewer or a long toothpick to poke the top of the cake all over.
Slowly and carefully (because it's hot) pour the butter wine glaze over the top of the cake. It will look like too much syrup, but the cake will absorb all of it.
Allow the cake to sit for an hour in the pan, soaking up the glaze.

Unmold The Cake

After the cake has rested for 1 hour, but is still warm, put a serving plate over the top of the bundt pan and turn it over, inverting the pan. The cake should slide out.
Allow the cake to sit on the serving plate until fully cooled. Slice and serve!

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Cuisine Desserts

Course Sweets

Nutrition