Yuletide Goodies

Kahlúa Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

MAKES 1 (15-CUP) BUNDT CAKE

½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 large egg whites, room temperature
¾ (4-ounce) bar semisweet chocolate, chopped
¾ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ cup Kahlúa*, warmed
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
¾ teaspoon baking soda
1½ cups whole buttermilk
1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
Garnish: confectioners’ sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 15-cup Bundt pan with baking spray with flour.

2. In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. In a medium bowl, combine chopped chocolate, cocoa, and warm Kahlúa until combined. With mixer on low speed, add chocolate mixture to butter mixture, beating until combined.

In another medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk,